Team India along with Virat Kohli was spotted sweating out at WACA stadium in Perth during practice sessions ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. India's practice sessions are completely strict and secret. All public viewing will be prohibited, and the entire site will be under lockdown. As per the reports, the usage of cell phones is one of the many severe limitations placed on stadium employees.
Despite the lockdown, pictures of Indian cricketers are going viral on social sphere where they can be seen in ground. Here are the viral images.
Team India are scheduled to play five Test match series against Australia which is scheduled to start from November 22 and this will be the important series for Men in Blue to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final for third consecutive time. Rohit Sharma-led side need to register 4-0 win in the upcoming series to confirm their berth for WTC Final which is scheduled to take place later next year in England.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 schedule
The Test series between Australia and India will begin with the opening match in Perth from November 22 to 26. After that, the teams will head to Adelaide Oval for the second Test, a Day/Night fixture set for December 6 to 10. The third Test will take place at The Gabba in Brisbane, scheduled for December 14 to 18. Then, the fourth match is lined up for the Melbourne Cricket Ground, running from December 26 to 30. The series will wrap up with the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7.
India squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Travelling reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.