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    Home / News / Sports News / Three uncapped Indian players picked for Australia Tests; Axar dropped 
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    Three uncapped Indian players picked for Australia Tests; Axar dropped 
    The series might see several uncapped faces (Image source: X/@BCCI)

    Three uncapped Indian players picked for Australia Tests; Axar dropped 

    By Gaurav Tripathi
    Oct 26, 2024
    09:11 am

    What's the story

    The Indian cricket team has announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia.

    The series, starting November 22 in Perth, will see uncapped faces such as Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana, and Nitish Reddy.

    However, Kuldeep Yadav won't be a part of the team owing to a persistent left groin issue that requires attention at The BCCI Centre of Excellence.

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    Easwaran's consistent performance earns him a spot

    Bengal's top-order batter Easwaran has been named the third-choice opener with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

    The decision comes after Easwaran's consistent performance in domestic cricket, where he scored a century in each of his last four First-Class matches.

    These matches included the Duleep Trophy, Ranji Trophy, and the Irani Cup.

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    Rana and Reddy make their Test debut

    Fast bowler Harshit Rana and Andhra's medium-pace all-rounder Nitish Reddy, both of whom had brilliant stints in the IPL, have been included in the Test squad.

    This has been a successful year for Rana who also played a key role in an IPL title win.

    Reddy, who made his T20I debut after a strong IPL show, now gets his first Test call-up.

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    Team composition

    India's pace department remains strong despite Shami's absence

    Even though Mohammed Shami is missing due to injury recovery, India's pace department looks solid.

    The team will depend on Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, with Akash Deep holding his place after impressive performances against England and Bangladesh.

    Prasidh Krishna also returns to the Test squad after debuting in South Africa earlier this year and recovering from a stress fracture.

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    Squad details

    Reserve players and Sundar's return

    The Indian team will also have Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, and Khaleel Ahmed as reserve pace bowlers for the series.

    Washington Sundar has been picked after his impactful comeback in Test cricket.

    However, Axar Patel missed the bus this time around.

    His exclusion is indeed shocking as the all-rounder has proven his abilities across all departments in his brief Test career.

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    Here is India's squad

    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.

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