Courtesy: BCCI
The Indian cricket team is scheduled to play five Test matches as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Australia starting on November 22. Ahead of the highly anticipated Test series, India are reportedly set to play one internal three-day warm-up match with touring India A side at the WACA in Perth. India A will reach Australia a few weeks earlier for a two-match series, and will be seen playing a warm-up game with the senior Indian team from November 15 to 17. Notably, Ruturaj Gaikwad is likely to lead India A during the upcoming Australian tour.
Before their warm-up match against the senior team, India A are set to face Australia A in two four-day matches. The first match will be played at Great Barrier Reef Arena from October 31 to November 3, while the second game will take place at Melbourne Cricket Ground from November 7 to 10. Notably, Cricket Australia hasn’t scheduled any warm-up game for India ahead of the much awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy down under.
Australia didn't play any warm-up match in India: Cricket Australia
When asked about India’s warm-up fixtures ahead of the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2024-25, an official from Cricket Australia (CA) said that it will an internal match, and it will up to India on how they use this. The CA official also mentioned that Australia didn’t get to play an warm-up match when they last toured India for a four-match Test series in 2023.
"It's (an) internal (match), so up to India how they use the game. Maybe some of the Test players may play in the India A games but again up to the BCCI. Not many countries seem to play warm up games these days. Australia didn't play any before the last series in India," a CA official was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
