Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Australia vs India Squad, Predicted Playing XI, Schedule, Live Streaming

India faces a major challenge in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy for a place in the World Test Championship final. Australia has also announced a formidable lineup and on top of that the conditions down under will put forth an uphill task for the Indian Cricket Team.

Australia sees this as their best opportunity in a decade to finally claim a Test series victory over India. However, they face some uncertainty in their batting order, with Steve Smith struggling for form and the young Nathan McSweeney set to debut as an opener.

This series holds significant importance for both teams in the context of the World Test Championship. As the current top two teams in the standings, a series win would greatly enhance their chances of securing a spot in the final once again.

India Playing XI

1. KL Rahul/Abhimanyu Easwaran 
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal 
3. Shubman Gill 
4. Virat Kohli 
5. Rishabh Pant (WK) 
6. KL Rahul 
7. Ravindra Jadeja 
8. Nitish Kumar Reddy 
9. Mohammed Siraj
10. Jasprit Bumrah (c)
11. Akash Deep

India News

• There are reports of Rohit Sharma missing the first test match due to personal reasons.
• In that case, Jasprit Burmah will lead the side and one of KL Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran will partner Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the batting order

India squad

Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar

Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed

Australia Playing XI

1. Usman Khawaja
2. Nathan McSweeney
3. Marnus Labuschagne
4. Steve Smith
5. Travis Head
6. Mitch Marsh
7. Alex Carey
8. Mitchell Starc/Scott Boland
9. Pat Cummins
10. Josh Hazlewood
11. Nathan Lyon

Australia News

• Nathan McSweeney is poised to make an international debut and bat at the top of the batting order.
• Steve Smith is likely to get back to his most prolific position, #4.

Australia Squad

Pat Cummins (C), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 Schedule

Where to watch India vs Australia Live Test Match?

The India vs Australia Test series, famously known as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will be available for live streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. Additionally, fans can catch the live telecast of the matches on Star Sports Network TV channels.