After a shocking 0-3 whitewash in a home Test series against New Zealand, India are now set to face off Australia in a five-match Test series down under. The first match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played at Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Stadium in Perth from November 22 to 26. India will be looking to rcomplete hat-trick of wins down under and also increase their chances for the World Test Championship final at Lord's in 2025.
However, India will miss the services of skipper Rohit Sharma in the first Test. Apart from that, the visitors suffered another major blow as Shubman Gill fractured his thumb while fielding during a match simulation. Now, India are likely to make a few changes in their playing XI for the first Test in Perth. In the following listicle, we will have a look at India’s probable playing XI for the first Test against Australia in Perth.
India’s probable XI for first BGT Test
Openers: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal
With Rohit Sharma unavailable for the first Test, KL Rahul could be seen opening the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rahul has proved himself to be a flexible batter who has scored runs even as an opener and has been batting in the middle-order from the last one year. Now, the right-hander can be seen playing a new ball again in the first Test in Perth with Jaiswal as his opening partner.
