Rohit Sharma-led India are currently involved in a three-Test match series against New Zealand where Blackcaps defeated India 2-0 to seal the series and the third Test match is taking place at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After finishing this series, the Men in Blue will travel to Australia for the five-test match series scheduled to start from November 22.
Before featuring against Australia, the Rohit Sharma-led side were supposed to play a three-day intra-squad game against India A at the WACA stadium to prepare for the first Test match on Australian soil but this was scrapped by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
As per ESPNCricinfo, in their mission to secure a hat-trick of series wins in Australia, India was set to start the tour with a warm-up game against India A from November 15-17.
But it is understood that there is a change of plans and instead the Indian hierarchy has opted for training for these three days, including net sessions and centre-wicket match simulation sessions in WACA.
Australia will also likely train at WACA after India's stint at the ground.
"Going to be some good centre wickets with our boys bowling in Perth, in similar conditions to what you are going to get at Optus Stadium. It is probably going to be enough," Steve Smith recently said about preparing for the Test series with centre wicket practice at the WACA as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
In their last two tours, India played a four-day game against Cricket Australia XI ahead of the 2018-19 series while they played a three-day match against Australia A ahead of 2020-21 series.
Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 schedule
The highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia is set to kick off on November 22, starting with the first Test in Perth.
Following that, the second Test will take place from December 6 to 10 at the Adelaide Oval, featuring the thrilling day-night format under lights. Fans will then head to The Gabba in Brisbane for the third Test, scheduled for December 14 to 18.
The series will continue with the traditional Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground from December 26 to 30, leading into its penultimate stage.
Finally, the fifth and concluding Test will be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7, promising an exciting climax to this thrilling contest.
BCCI have already announced their squad for the five-Test match series where Rohit Sharma will lead the side and Jasprit Bumrah will be his deputy. India veteran speedster Mohammed Shami missed his spot from the side as he is on the road to recovery.
India's squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-24
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (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.
