IND vs AUS: Predicted India Playing XI For Australia Tests Without Shreyas Iyer

Updated - 01 Feb 2023, 02:38 PM

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India is all set to face Australia in 4 Tests in the forthcoming Broder-Gavaskar Trophy. IND vs AUS 1st Test begins on February 9 in Nagpur. Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the 1st Test. Iyer has not fully recovered from lower back pain.

Rohit Sharma will lead India in the IND vs AUS Test series. India will miss the likes of Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah in the series. India will also have to find a good replacement for Shreyas Iyer in the playing XI. Here we talk about predicted India playing XI for Australia Tests without Shreyas Iyer.

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IND vs AUS: Predicted India Playing XI For Australia Tests Without Shreyas Iyer

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma
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Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in IND vs AUS Test series and will lead the team in the series. The right-handed batsman will also be the opener for the team. Sharma last played a Test match against Sri Lanka in March 2022. In the series, he scored 90 runs in 3 innings. Sharma holds a superb form currently. He slammed a century in a recent ODI game.

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Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill (Image Credits: Twitter)

Shubman Gill might be another opener for the team in IND vs AUS Test series. The right-handed batsman is an emerging opener for India in all three formats. In the previous Test series against Bangladesh, Gill mustered 157 runs in 4 innings with 1 century.

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Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara. Pic Credits: Twitter.

Cheteshwar Pujara will be the one-down batsman for the team in IND vs AUS Test series. The right-handed batsman showed fantastic form in the previous Test series against Bangladesh. Pujara scored 222 runs in 4 innings, with an unbeaten ton in one.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli 169 vs Australia
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Virat Kohli might be a middle-order batter for the team for the Australia Test series. In the previous Test series, Kohli could only score 45 runs in 4 innings. However, he showed superb form in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, smashing 2 tons across 3 games.

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Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav (PC-Twitter)

Suryakumar Yadav might replace Shreyas Iyer in the playing XI during IND vs AUS Test series. Yadav has not played any Test match so far and might make his debut against Australia. He owns a superb record in white-ball format and will aim to impress in the longest format too.

KL Rahul (WK)

KL Rahul
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KL Rahul might be another middle-order batsman for the team in the Test series against Australia. He will also be the wicketkeeper for the team. In the absence of Rishabh Pant, Rahul will be the best choice to keep the stumps. In the previous Test series, the right-handed batsman hit 57 runs in 4 innings.

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja. Image: Cricket Australia

Ravindra Jadeja might be an all-rounder for India in IND vs AUS Tests. The left-handed batsman returns to the field after a long time. He last played a Test match against England in June last year. He scored 127 runs in 2 innings in the match. Jadeja will give the team the option of an additional spinner.

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Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin. Image: BCCI

Ravichandran Ashwin might be the spinner for the team in IND vs AUS Test series. In the previous series, the right-arm spinner hunted 9 wickets in 2 Tests. He also played a crucial knock for the team.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj. Pic Credits: Twitter.

Mohammed Siraj might be one of the pacers for the team in the Australia Tests. Siraj is the most dominating pacer for India currently. He hunted 6 wickets in the previous Test series. He has also executed brilliant performances in previous ODI series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami (Image Credits: Twitter)
Mohammed Shami (Image Credits: Twitter)

Mohammed Shami might be another pacer for the team in Australia Tests. Shami is a crucial pacer for India in Tests. He last played a Test match against England last year. He picked 2 wickets in the match. Shami owns a good form currently.

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Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav, IND vs AUS
Umesh Yadav. Pic Credits: Twitter.

Umesh Yadav might be another pacer in the playing XI for India in Australia Tests. The right-arm pacer showed a good performance in the previous Test series. Yadav hunted 8 wickets in 1 match with a 5-wicket haul in one inning. After his good show, he is expected to play games against Australia as well.

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