Ind vs Aus Test: Double shock for Australia before the first test against India

Australia Playing XI 1st Test: There are new players in the team who do not have the experience of playing on the Indian pitch. This is now the cause of concern for the Australian team.The prestigious Border-Gavaskar Test series between India and Australia will start from February 9. Vidarbha Cricket Stadium, Nagpur will host the first match of this four-match series. Ind vs Aus Test: Double shock for Australia before the first test against India.

But it is certain that two key players of the Australian team will be unavailable for this match.Steve Smith said that young all-rounder Cameron Green will be unavailable for the first Test match against Team India. Cameron Green injured his right index finger in the recent Test match against South Africa. However, he was selected for the Test series against India. But now he has decided to stay out of the first match as he is not fully recovered.

On the other hand, Josh Hazlewood, the team’s leading paceman, will not be playing in the Nagpur Test. Hazlewood injured his left leg during the Test match in Sydney last month. He has decided to sit out the first Test match as the injury is still not fully healed.

The absence of important all-rounder Green and main speedster Hazlewood has increased the worry of the Aussie captain. Because there are new players in the team who do not have the experience of playing on the Indian pitch. This is now the cause of concern for the Australian team.

Australia Test Squad: Pat Cummins (captain), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshamey, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.

India Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.

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