The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 between India and Australia will start from November 22. The Indian team is gearing up for this series. The first match of the series will be played at the Perth Cricket Stadium, for which the fans are eagerly waiting. Indian players have also started practicing after reaching Australia. Let us tell you, the Indian captain has not currently gone to Australia with the team. It may not be clear yet whether he will be able to be a part of the opening match of the series or not. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has taken a big decision in view of this important tour.

Rohit's big decision for Australia series

Due to personal reasons, Rohit Sharma has not gone to Australia with the team, in fact, Rohit is going to become a father once again. For this reason, he wants to give time to his family, and has taken leave from BCCI. But Rohit Sharma is working hard in Mumbai for this series. He was seen practicing at Reliance Corporate Park (RCP). Rohit wants to utilize his time in India so that he is prepared for the challenge of Australia. As far as Australia tour is concerned, he will take a decision on it only after the birth of his second child.

Virat Kohli also started his preparations

Rohit Sharma may be preparing in Mumbai, but Virat Kohli is in Australia with the team. Virat Kohli started practicing in the nets in Perth on Wednesday for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He batted for a long time. He appeared to be quite in control during this period. Let us tell you, this test series is going to be very important for Virat Kohli. He has been struggling with very poor form for some time now. He has scored only 2 centuries in Tests in the last 5 years. In such a situation, he was the first Indian player to reach Perth for this series. He reached there on November 10 itself with his wife Anushka and two children.

At the same time, Indian players reached Perth from Mumbai in two batches on 10 November and 11 November. Players like Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep and Washington Sundar left on 10 November along with assistant coach Abhishek Nair, while the rest of the players and head coach Gautam Gambhir flew to Perth on 11 November. After this, the Indian team started practice at WACA on 12th November. However, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah did not become a part of this session.