Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is the biggest test of the Indian Test team. This series is going to start from 22nd November. The first match of the series will be played at Optus Stadium in Perth. There is not much time left for the start of this match. Meanwhile, BCCI has taken a big decision. A young player has been included in the squad of Team India. Actually, Rohit Sharma is not a part of the first match of the series and Shubman Gill is also injured. In such a situation, this player has got a place in the squad and may also get a chance in the playing 11.

Change in Team India's squad

Team India will play under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah in the Perth Test. Before this match, young batsman Devdutt Padikkal has been included in the squad of the Indian team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has given information about Devdutt Padikkal by sharing a post on social media. Let us tell you, Devdutt Padikkal was a part of India A team and he was staying in Australia with the senior team. In such a situation, Devdutt Padikkal may also get a chance to play in the top order in the Perth Test. He is considered a big contender to play at number 3.

Let us tell you, Devdutt Padikkal made his Test debut for Team India during the England series this year. He played an innings of 65 runs in that match. He also performed well in the recent series against Australia A. In two four-day matches against Australia-A, he played innings of 36, 88, 26 and one run. Apart from this, Padikkal has enough experience of playing in the top order. Padikkal has also played 40 first class matches so far, in these matches he has scored 2677 runs at an average of 42.49, which includes 17 half-centuries and 6 centuries.

Team India's squad for Perth Test:

Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep. , Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.