The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is an international Test series played between India and Australia. The Test series is named after Australian's former captain, Allan Border, and India's former captain, Sunil Gavaskar. Ahead of this year's series, India leads the series head-to-head with 10 wins and a retention, as opposed to Australia's 5 wins.
The 2024 Border Gavaskar Trophy to be held in Australia will start from November 22 and will go till January 7. The Indian team has been victorious in the last four BGT series, in the last Border Gavaskar Trophy held in Australia in 2020-21, the Indian team beat Australia by 2-1.
India vs Australia Squad 2024
The Indian team for the Border Gavaskar Trophy was announced during the New Zealand series, while Australia has so far announced its team only for the first Test.
The command of the Indian team has been given to Rohit Sharma. In his absence, fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah will lead the team. Along with this, veteran Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin are also included in the team. Young talents like Abhimanyu Easwaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, and Dhruv Jurel will also be present in the Indian team.
Talking about the team for the first Test match from Australia, Pat Cummins is the captain of this team, and Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja as well as Josh English Scott Boland, and young Nathan McSweeney will also be part of this team.
IND vs AUS Test Series
The Test series will start on 22nd November and will go on till 7th January, 2025. This five-match-long test series will also decide the finalists of the World Test Championship as well.
India Cricket Team Squad:
| Batters | Bowlers | All-rounders | Wicketkeepers |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | Jaspreet Bumrah (VC) | Ravichandran Ashwin | Rishabh Pant |
| Virat Kohli | Akash Deep | Ravindra Jadeja | KL Rahul |
| Shubman Gill | Harshit Rana | Washington Sundar | Dhruv Jurel |
| Abhimanyu Easwaran | Prasidh Krishna | Nitish Kumar Reddy | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Mohammad Siraj | ||
| Sarfaraz Khan |
Australian Cricket Team Squad:
| Batters | Bowlers | All-rounders | Wicketkeepers |
| Travis Head | Pat Cummins (C) | Mitchell Marsh | Alex Carey |
| Usman Khawaja | Scott Boland | Nathan McCsweeney | Josh Inglish |
| Marnus Labuschagne | Nathan Lyon | ||
| Steve Smith | Mitchell Starc | ||
| Josh Hazlewood |
FAQs on India vs Australia Squad 2024
A. Indian captain Rohit Sharma might not be present in the first Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, due to which the team's vice-captain Jaspreet Bumrah will take charge of the Indian team in the first Test match.
A. Australia has so far announced the team for only the first Test match.
A. The Australian team has so far announced the team for only the first Test match in which their captain will be Pat Cummins.
A. The day-night Test match in the Border Gavaskar Trophy will start in Adelaide on December 6, 2024.
A. A total of 5 Test matches will be played in the Border Gavaskar Trophy which will start from November 22 and go till January 7.
