IND vs AUS: Australia announced the team for the first test, surprised by giving opportunity to these two young faces

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 is starting from 22nd November between India and Australia. The first match of the series is to be played in Perth. There are still about 12 days left for the first match, but host team Australia has announced its 13-member team for the Perth Test. The Kangaroo team will be led by experienced captain Pat Cummins. Apart from this, four fast bowlers have been included in the team for the first test. Apart from the captain, the names of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland are included.

Australian team squad for the first test match: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.

The schedule is like this:

1. First Test: 22-26 November: Perth
2. Second Test: 6-10 December: Adelaide
3. Third Test: 14-18 December: Brisbane
4. Fourth Test: 26-30 December: Melbourne
5. Fifth Test: 3-7 January: Sydney

SQUAD ↓ The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is almost upon our men's national team, with 13 of our very best ready and raring to face India in Perth later this month #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/QbRVJNmllw

— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) November 9, 2024

(update in progress)