IND vs AUS: 3 Indian Players From Last Border-Gavaskar Trophy Who Didn't Perform Well But Picked Again

The IND vs AUS Border-Gavaskar Test series starts on February 9 with the first Test in Nagpur. India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after they won the series 2-1 in Australia in 2021. India needs to win the series to reach the WTC final.

Australia are currently topping the points table with 136 points from 15 Test matches. They have won 10 drawn four and lost just one in the meantime. India are placed second with 99 points. The Aussies are also topping the ICC Test rankings followed by India.

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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 series will be played across four different venues in India. The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur will host the first Test from February 9 to 13, and the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi will host the second Test from February 17 to 21.

The third Test will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala from March 1 to 5 and the fourth Test will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from March 9 to 13. Meanwhile, this is the last of the IND vs AUS four-match test series between the two teams.

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According to the International Cricket Council’s Men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2023-27, Australia and India will be playing two five-match series during the period which will be part of the ICC World Test Championship.

Australia have named an 18-member squad for the four-match Test series led by Pat Cummins. The BCCI, on the other hand, have announced a 17-member squad for the first two IND vs AUS Tests against the Aussies. Meanwhile, in this article, we take a look at three Indian players from the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy who are part of this series as well.

IND vs AUS: 3 Indian Players From Last Border-Gavaskar Trophy Who Didn’t Perform Well But Picked Again

KL Rahul

KL Rahul did not play any of the four Tests against Australia in the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy despite being a part of the squad. His graph as a Test cricketer has gone down since the series. He has only played in three Test series since India’s famous win against Australia down under. He played the Test series against England, South Africa and very recently against Bangladesh in December 2022.

He led India in the last two Test matches against South Africa and then in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Rahul played a terrific knock against England and scored a century in the first innings of the first Test in Centurion. Since then his form has deteriorated in the format. This time he is back in the IND vs AUS series as the vice-captain of the side.

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Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav too was a part of India’s squad in the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2021. Like KL Rahul, he did not play a single Test match in the series. After remaining in exile in the format for quite some time, he made a comeback in the Test series against Bangladesh.

He impressed one and all in the first Test picking up 8 wickets in Chattogram only to be benched in the second test in Dhaka. Kuldeep has bowed well in recent times in white-ball format and is a part of the squad as the third spinner alongside Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja’s participation in the series is subject to his fitness.

Mohammed Shami

Shami was ruled out of the Test series after the first Test in Adelaide when he was hit on his right forearm in the very first Test. That ruled him out from the entire series. He is back again in this series and has a point to prove. Since the series against Australia, Shami played the Test series against England, South Africa, and Bangladesh.

He picked 13 wickets against England, 14 against South Africa, and five in just two matches against Bangladesh. He is fit and raring to go in this series and is well-prepared as well.

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