The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Sunday, February 19, 2023, announced the India team’s squads for the remaining two Tests against Australia and for the three-match ODI series as well, which will follow the Tests.
The third Test between India and Australia will be played in Indore from March 1 onwards and the fourth Test will be played in Ahmedabad from March 9 onwards.
India recently registered a thumping 6-wicket win in the second Test in Delhi thanks to amazing bowling by Ravindra Jadeja who took 7/42 and ten wickets in the match and was named the Player of the Match.
After India got a 2-0 lead in the four-Test series and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the BCCI has decided to retain the same India squad which was named for the first two Tests, for the 3rd and fourth Test as well.
This also means that struggling opener KL Rahul will get two more chances to prove his worth if he gets picked in the playing XI after scoring just 20, 17 and 1 in two Test matches.
Other players are the same as Rohit Sharma, Akshar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja have done well with the bat and the three all-rounders have starred with the ball as well. On the other hand, Virat Kohli has shown the spark as well.
Mohammad Shami and Mohammed Siraj have given India the edge with the new ball, while KS Bharat has kept well and showed he could bat as well in the second innings of the Delhi Test.
India squad for 3rd and 4th Test against Australia:
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat
India’s squad for 3rd & 4th Test vs Australia
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, S Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, R Jadeja, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 19, 2023
The Indian team will also play three ODIs, which will be played on March 17 in Mumbai, March 19 in Vizag, and March 22 in Chennai.