How is the Test record of Team India players in Australia, what will happen in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy?

Cricket News Desk. This time the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is on Australian soil. In such a situation, it becomes important to know what is the Test record of the players selected to face Australia? This will decide how far the current champion of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India, will be able to retain its title. Besides, it can also be guessed which players in Australia can prove to be the trump card for Team India.

The players who have been selected for the 5 test match series against Australia are under the command of Rohit Sharma. Captain Rohit will also be the team’s opening batsman, while Yashasvi Jaiswal is likely to open the innings. Abhimanyu Easwaran will play the role of third opener in the team. Apart from the opener, the names of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant are in the middle order. Ashwin, Jadeja, Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar will be the 4 all-rounders of the team. Whereas Bumrah, Akashdeep, Harshit Rana, Ishtan Krishna and Mohammad Siraj will be the fast bowlers of the team. Now let us see the performance of all these players one by one in Australia.

Openers’ performance
Rohit Sharma has scored 408 runs in 7 Test matches in Australia at an average of 31.38, in which his best score is 63 not out. Yashasvi Jaiswal has played 14 Tests for India but this time he will be seen playing against Australia and on their soil for the first time. Whereas Abhimanyu Easwaran is waiting for his test debut.

middle order performance
Despite Virat Kohli’s current poor form, he averages 54.08 in Tests on Australian soil. He has scored 1352 runs in 13 test matches with 6 centuries. Like Virat, Shubhman also has an average above 50 in Australia. In the 3 Test matches played there, he scored 259 runs at an average of 51.80, Gill’s highest score being 91 runs.

KL Rahul has got a place in the Australia tour team as a wicketkeeper batsman. He has scored only 187 runs in 5 test matches played on Australian soil. That means the average has been 20.77. Rishabh Pant’s record as a wicketkeeper on Australian soil is much better, Pant has scored 624 runs in 7 Test matches in Australia at an average of 62.40, which also includes 1 century. Apart from this, there is another wicketkeeper batsman in the team, Dhruv Jurel, who has no experience of playing in Australia.

performance of all-rounders
Talking about all-rounders, Ashwin has played 10 Tests in Australia, in which apart from scoring 384 runs, he has also taken 39 wickets. Jadeja has played 4 Tests in Australia, in which apart from scoring 175 runs, he has also taken 14 wickets. Washington Sundar has played 1 Test in Australia and apart from scoring 84 runs, he has also taken 4 wickets. Nitish Kumar Reddy has no experience of playing on Australian soil.

performance of fast bowlers
Among fast bowlers, Bumrah and Siraj have experience of playing Test on Australian soil. Bumrah has taken 32 wickets in the 7 test matches played there. Siraj has taken 13 wickets in 3 test matches in Australia. Apart from these two, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Akashdeep will be seen playing Test for the first time.