New Delhi: Australia will take on India in the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Optus Stadium in Perth on November 22. For the first time since 1991-92, the series will have five matches instead of four. The Men in Blue lost the home Test series against New Zealand by 3-0 and their chances to qualify for the third consecutive World Test Championship final also took a massive blow.
To secure a guaranteed spot in the WTC final, India need to win four Test matches, even a 3-2 win could not be enough for the Men in Blue to qualify for the WTC final. Team India will be without their regular captain Rohit Sharma for the first Test and Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side in Perth.
AUS vs IND: Full Schedule and start timings
1st Test: Optus Stadium, Perth
Dates: 22nd–26th November
Time: 10:20 am local / 7:50 AM IST
2nd Test: Adelaide Oval (Day-Night)
Dates: 6th–10th December
Time: 2:30 pm local / 9:30 AM IST
3rd Test: The Gabba, Brisbane
Dates: 14th–18th December
Time: 10:20 am local / 5:50 AM IST
4th Test: Melbourne Cricket Ground (Boxing Day Test)
Dates: 26th–30th December
Time: 10:30 am local / 5:00 AM IST
5th Test: Sydney Cricket Ground
Dates: 3rd–7th January
Time: 10:30 am local / 5:00 AM IST
SQUADS
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (Captain for 1st Test/VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australia squad for first Test: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc
Head-to-head
Australia and India have played 107 Test matches, Australia won 45 and India won 32 while 29 matches ended in a draw. In Australia, The Men in Blue have played 52 matches, winning only nine and losing 30.
How to watch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India
TV Broadcast: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Hotstar
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