India’s vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah has been one of the stars of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 so far. While people cannot stop debating who may replace Rohit Sharma as the leader of Team India in the away game at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground, the name of the deputy in Bumrah is also popular.
Rohit has not performed in the series, getting out for 31 runs in three games. He was even absent during the Perth test to attend the birth of his second child; therefore, he was with his family.
But on the other hand, Bumrah has looked in great touch and has taken 30 wickets at an average of 12.83 in four games and has taken three five-wicket hauls.
“Everything is fine with Rohit and I don’t think it’s anything traditional (fronting up for the pre-match presser). The head coach is here and that should be good enough. We are going to have a look at the wicket and finalise it tomorrow,” Gambhir told reporters in Sydney.
“I just said that we’re going to have a look at the wicket and announce a playing XI tomorrow. The answer remains the same,” he added.
Squad for Australia:
Australia, Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
Squad for India:
Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishab Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Natarajan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shubhang Gill, Devdutt Padikal, Dhruv Jurel, Kushangrame.
