This report will reveal the test record of Team India players in Australia and what will happen in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy?

This time the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is being played on Australian soil. In such a situation, it becomes important to find out what is the Test record of the players selected to face Australia. This will tell how capable India, which is the defending champion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will be in retaining its title. At the same time, it can also be guessed which players can prove to be the trump cards for Team India in Australia.

The players selected for the 5 Test match series against Australia are led by Rohit Sharma. Captain Rohit will also be the opener of the team, with whom Yashasvi Jaiswal can be seen opening the innings. Abhimanyu Easwaran will be the third opener in the team. Apart from the openers, the middle order includes Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant. Ashwin, Jadeja, Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar will be the 4 all-rounders of the team. While Bumrah, Akashdeep, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammad Siraj will be the fast bowlers of the team. Let us now see the performance of all these players in Australia one by one.

performance of the openers

Rohit Sharma has scored 408 runs in 7 Tests 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 its soil for the first time. Abhimanyu Easwaran is waiting for his Test debut.

Performance of the middle order

Virat Kohli's current form may be bad but his average in Tests on Australian soil is 54.08. He has scored 1352 runs there with 6 centuries in 13 Tests. Like Virat, Shubman's average in Australia is also above 50. He has scored 259 runs at an average of 51.80 in the 3 Tests played there, Gill's highest score there is 91 runs.

KL Rahul has been included in the team for the Australia tour as a wicketkeeper batsman. He has scored only 187 runs in 5 Tests played on Australian soil. That is, his average has been 20.77. Rishabh Pant has a much better record as a wicketkeeper on Australian soil than him. Pant has scored 624 runs in 7 Tests in Australia at an average of 62.40, which includes 1 century. Apart from him, Dhruv Jurel is another wicketkeeper batsman in the team, 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 he has scored 384 runs and taken 39 wickets. Jadeja has played 4 Tests in Australia, in which he has scored 175 runs and taken 14 wickets. Washington Sundar has played 1 Test in Australia and has scored 84 runs and taken 4 wickets. Nitish Kumar Reddy does not have experience of playing on Australian soil.

performance of fast bowlers

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