India head coach Gautam Gambhir has faced a lot of heat since Rohit Sharma-led India lost a three-match series against New Zealand. The BlackCaps created history as they defeated India 3-0 in the three-match series. This is the first time any team has whitewashed India in a three-match series on their home soil.
After losing the Test series against New Zealand, Team India's chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship final depend on the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 results. The Men in Blue need to win 4-0 in the five-test match series to confirm their berth for the WTC final without depending on others. There are reports that if India fails to perform in Australia then the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will look for another red-ball coach.
According to a report in Dainik Jagran, if the Indian team fails in Australia too, the BCCI could ask a specialist like VVS Laxman to take up the coach's role in Test cricket while Gambhir would stay put only in ODIs and T20Is.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 schedule
The opening Test of the series between India and Australia is set to take place in Perth from November 22 to 26. The second Test will be a Day/Night encounter at Adelaide Oval, running from December 6 to 10. Next, the teams will head to The Gabba in Brisbane for the third Test, which will be played from December 14 to 18. The fourth Test is scheduled for the Melbourne Cricket Ground 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.
