Former Indian head coach and cricket legend Ravi Shastri has shared his predicted playing XI for the upcoming Perth Test, which begins on November 22. The match marks the start of most anticipated Border-Gavaskar trophy series in Australia, with fans eagerly awaiting a strong performance from both the teams.
Who Are the Top-Orders Picked By Ravi Shastri?
Shastri has picked Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers. Both players have been in stellar form recently, and their ability to adapt to Australian conditions will be key. KL Rahul, who has shown experience takes the crucial No. 3 spot. However, the recent form of KL Rahul has been so controversial and talk of the town but management feels that the batter will come back very strongly.
The star Indian batter and one of the most successful batters in the history of Border-Gavaskar Trophy Virat Kohli holds the fourth position. The India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, who has been in superb form of India in red-ball cricket since his debut has been placed at number five by Ravi Shastri. In the recently concluded New Zealand series Pant was the top scorer for India where he got 261 runs.
Ravi Shastri has picked the young Dhruv Jurel as the specialist batter. Jurel is although a designted wicket-keeper batter of the team but Shastri has picked him as batter only.
Who Are The Spinners In The Ravi Shastri’s Playing XI?
There is no place for the veteran Indian off-spinner R Ashwin in the Perth Test and Shastri has given the prefernce to all-rounder Nitish Reddy over the spinner. He has also asked the management to pick one between Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar as the specialist spinner.
In the recent three-match Test Series against New Zeland, both Jadeja and Sundar have been phenomenal for the team where the picked 16 wickets each.
Talking about the specialist bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj are the three main pacers picked by Ravi Shastri.
Ravi Shastri Predicted Playing XI For The 1st Test (Perth Test) Between India And Australia?
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja/Washington Sundar, Nitish Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
