Bumrah to captain in Perth test in Rohit’s absence after confirmation that he will miss the first test starting Friday.
Bumrah to captain India in the first test at Perth.
Rohit Sharma will not lead India in first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which starts on November 22 in Perth.
Ahead of the second Test, a day-night encounter that begins in Adelaide on December 6, Rohit, who remained at home to give birth to his second kid, will join the India team.
Rohit had informed the national selectors and the BCCI beforehand that he might be unable to attend the Perth Test. He had left open the possibility of last-minute travel depending on the child’s birthdate.
Although Rohit had informed the national selectors and the BCCI beforehand that he might be unable to attend the Perth Test, he had left open the possibility of last-minute travel depending on the child’s birthdate.
In Rohit’s absence, vice captain Jasprit Bumrah will captain India in Perth. When Rohit tested positive for Covid-19, Bumrah led India in the fifth Test of their two-part 2021–22 tour of England at Edgbaston.
No. 3 Shubman Gill expected to miss the Perth Test due to a fractured thumb. India will now start the Test series without two of their first-choice top three players.
Devdutt Padikkal, who was part of the India A’s shadow tour of Australia has remained with the Test team. He will be another top-order contender for India in addition to Abhimanyu and Rahul. Padikkal has only played one Test match for India, which was in Dharamsala earlier this year against England.
India may try to increase their batting depth by starting one of their two seam-bowling all-rounders at No. 8 when Rohit and Gill are not available. Harshit Rana, a hit-the-deck bowling all-rounder for Delhi, and Nitish Kumar Reddy, a batting all-rounder from Andhra, have not yet made their Test debuts.