IND vs AUS 2022-23: India possesses a 2-0 lead over Australia, retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Meanwhile, BCCI has kept the same squad for the remaining two Tests, while Rohit Sharma will miss the opening ODI.
On Sunday, the All-India Senior Selection Committee retained the team for the third and fourth Tests against Australia, keeping faith in out-of-form wicketkeeper-opener KL Rahul despite his repeated failures. Seasoned left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat was part of the squad for the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but was released to represent Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy final against Bengal. He is back in the team for the remaining two matches.
Fresh from leading Saurashtra to a Ranji Trophy title triumph, Unadkat has also returned to the One-Day International (ODI) squad for the limited overs series that will take place after the Test rubber. Speedster Jasprit Bumrah, who has been out of action at the international level since September 2022 due to back issues, and missed the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, Bangladesh tour, and the home series versus Sri Lanka and New Zealand, is not part of either the Test or the ODI team and will return to play during the Indian Premier League (IPL) for record five-time former champion Mumbai Indians (MI).
Rohit will be unavailable for the first ODI due to family commitments, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead the match. As far as the out-of-form Rahul is concerned, head coach Rahul Dravid said that the team management would like to give him a longer run.
India's Test squad for the third and fourth Test against Australia: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat.
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India's ODI squad for the series against Australia: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohamed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel and Jaydev Unadkat.
(With inputs from PTI)
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