Jasprit Bumrah Asserts No Carryover from New Zealand Series Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The Indian cricket team will aim for glory in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. India and Australia are two of the greatest cricketing nations, and India’s recent whitewash against a 3-game Test series against New Zealand adds a lot more anticipation for the 5-match Test series, which will start on November 22, 2024, in Perth.Jasprit Bumrah made a huge statement about NZ loss ahead of BGTIndia's stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah on Thursday insisted that his team is not carrying any baggage from the unprecedented 0-3 defeat at home against New Zealand as it embarks on a challenging Test series against fierce rivals Australia.The five-match Test series starts on Friday."When you win you start from zero but when you lose, then also you also start from zero. We are not carrying any baggage from India. Yes, we have our learnings from New Zealand series but those were different conditions and our results here have been different," said Bumrah, who is leading in the opening Test in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who is on paternity leave.Bumrah also said that the team has finalised its playing XI although he will reveal it only at the toss."We have finalised our playing XI and you will get to know tomorrow morning before the start of the match," the skipper said.#WATCH | Indian Skipper Jasprit Bumrah and Australian Skipper Pat Cummins pose with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, for a photograph in Perth, Australia. India's Test Vice-Captain Jasprit Bumrah is stepping in for Rohit Sharma in his absence. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins… pic.twitter.com/nlkdfUfRbq— ANI (@ANI) November 21, 2024 India squad for five-match Test series vs Australia: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Rishabh Pant (Wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.Australia Test squad for Border Gavaskar Trophy: Pat Cummins (C), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (Wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (Wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.(PTI Inputs) Mohammed Shami Claps Back at Sanjay Manjrekar’s IPL Price Drop Remarks 'Whenever he Gets Fit...': PAK Coach Reveals BIG Concern Ahead of CT 25

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Jasprit Bumrah Asserts No Carryover from New Zealand Series Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Jasprit Bumrah emphasized that India's focus remains sharp and undeterred by their performances in the New Zealand series ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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