BCCI Announces Squad For India's Tour Of Australia; Rohit Sharma OUT, KKR Bowler Makes Entry: Twitter Reacts!
Home > News Shots > Sports newsThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced Test, ODI, and T20I squads for India’s tour of Australia.
The names were selected after the All-India Senior Selection Committee met via video-conference earlier today.
As per an Indian Express report, India will be touring Australia in a bio-secure bubble in November where they will take part in four Test matches, three ODIs and three T20Is after the ongoing IPL 2020 tournament.
In the list, India's vice-captain Rohit Sharma, has not been picked in any of the three squads. He is currently struggling with a hamstring injury to which the BCCI officials said that their medical team will continue to monitor his progress.
Meanwhile, another notable member is also missing from the Test squad, Ishant Sharma. He has been ruled out of the IPL with a rib injury to which the BCCI's medical team will also keep track of his progress.
Among the lot, KL Rahul, has replaced Rohit in the longest format. He has also been handed the leadership responsibility for the first time in his international career, as vice-captain role for the ODI and T20I series.
Currently, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fast-bowling duo Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Siraj have been rewarded for their impressive performances with a place in the red-ball squad.
Even Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy, has been named in the shortest format. He won hearts after becoming the first bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in the IPL 2020. Rishabh Pant is not part of the T20I squad, but Sanju Samson is included as a backup keeper.
Here is the complete list of Test squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar, Ajinkya (vice-capt), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj.
ODI squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-capt/wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur.
T20I squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-capt/wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy.
Check out the reactions below:
Team india Test & ODI & T20 squad for tour of australia announced..
No Rohit and ishanth as of now...
So many young players names 💖 pic.twitter.com/uMOx1iv0hd
— prasanth (@Prasant57404081) October 26, 2020
Rohit Sharma Drop From Australia Series
— ROHIT TV (Rohit Sharma FC) | #IPL2020 (@rohittv_45) October 26, 2020
One chance only one chances
Surya kumar yadav 💔 pic.twitter.com/jrihYfau0Y
— prasanth (@Prasant57404081) October 26, 2020
Wow. India's middle order in T20s. ALL TO DIE FOR.
Dhawan
Kl
Virat
IYER
MANISH
Hardik
Jadeja
Saini
Chahal
Bumrah
Shami.
Just admire that middle order man. ♥️.
And this set of selectors have ensured that we are not missing MSK SAAB ♥️Absolute Beauty of a thing. #INDvsAUS
— BALAJI (@deep_extracover) October 26, 2020
A team without @ImRo45 is not a team at all #INDvsAUS @BCCI
— Nahid Hussain (@NahidHaseed) October 26, 2020
Jaddu is in all tha three formats 🤩#INDvsAUS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/CMFaWtr5hk
— Surya (@SuryaPr28) October 26, 2020
Shubman gill in ODI, test squad 😊😊 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/r3a0HG3wiW
— MunnaBhai ⚔️🗡️ (@MunnaBhai1956) October 26, 2020
Where Is Natarajan Man??#INDvsAUS @BCCI pic.twitter.com/cOskYTRkbm
— ✊🏻ᖇᗝᔕᕼᗩᑎ Ƴᗩᗪᗩᐯ✊🏻 (@MorajRoshan) October 26, 2020
Surya kumar yadav deserves to be in the squad.... #INDvsAUS #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/c1gI4P7Nug
— Mownick_raaj (@MMownick) October 26, 2020
Ladies and gentlemen, Let's welcome India's New vice captain 😍#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/Lr6jlRCdv5
— Neeraj⚡ (@MasterOfChase) October 26, 2020
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