The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the India's Test squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025 against Australia, scheduled to begin on November 22.
One notable omission from the squad is left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who last played for India in the first Test against New Zealand earlier this month. However, the BCCI clarified that Kuldeep's absence is due to an injury and not a strategic decision.
“Kuldeep Yadav was unavailable for selection for the tour of Australia since he has been referred to the BCCI Centre of Excellence after the end of the ongoing Test series against New Zealand for long term resolution of his chronic left groin issue,” BCCI said in a statement.
Meanwhile Axar Patel has also been excluded from India's squad as he has been included in T20I squad for South Africa tour.
India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed
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BCCI has also announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming four-match T20I series against South Africa, starting November 8 in Durban. Suryakumar Yadav will captain the side, but three key players - Mayank Yadav, Shivam Dube, and Riyan Parag - have been ruled out due to injuries.
India squad for SA T20I series
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal
