Major Injury Threat For India Ahead Of 1st Border-Gavaskar Test, India Youngster Leaves Training

IND vs AUS 1st Test: After the 3-0 home series debacle against New Zealand, India have a greater challenge at their disposal. The Indian cricket will take on Australia, in Australia in a five-match Test series, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian team are the defending champions of the Border-Gavaskar crown and they'll look to defend it even this time, despite all the criticism around them. The Aussies on the other hand haven't laid their hands on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and they'll fancy their chances this time around.Apart from all the happenings in and around the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Team India will also have their sights set on the World Test Championship (WTC) Final. After a home series 3-0 drubbing against the Kiwis, India are virtually out of contention, but they still have one more crack left. India have to defeat Australia 4-0 in order to even dream about the World Test Championship Finals. Playing Australia in Australia is a herculean task and India will have to be on the top of their game. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Team India (@indiancricketteam) ALSO READ | IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli's Visuals From Team India's Practice Session At WACA, Perth Surfaces OnlineSarfaraz Khan Injured In Team India NetsThe Indian team is training at the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) Ground for the IND vs AUS Test series opener. India is training behind closed doors with all the top superstars fine tuning their skill. The likes of Virat Kohli , Jasprit Bumrah , Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are all going through the grind ahead of the first Test. In a recent video released by Fox Cricket, India youngster Sarfaraz Khan was seen holding his elbow after being hit and walking away from the training nets.Here's The VideoFirst look at Virat Kohli at the Perth nets ahead of the Test series opener 🏏Some fans went the extra mile to catch a glimpse of the King 👀#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/pXDEtDhPeY— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) November 14, 2024 ALSO READ | Ricky Ponting Takes A Complete U-Turn On His Distasteful Remarks On Virat KohliAustralia's Dominance At The Optus, PerthCricket Australia has been extremely meticulous with their scheduling of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first Test match will be played at the Optus Stadium, Perth. The Aussies have a very dominating record in Perth and have never lost a game at the Optus. India had challenged Australia at the Optus in 2018 with Virat Kohli scoring a stellar hundred but even then, India somehow found a way to lose the match.

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Major Injury Threat For India Ahead Of 1st Border-Gavaskar Test, India Youngster Leaves Training

India and Australia are the top two teams of the ongoing WTC 2025 cycle. India face Australia in the first Test match of the series on November 22 in Perth

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