The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has unveiled the squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series between India and Australia. Rohit Sharma has been named the captain of the team while Jasprit Bumrah has been picked as the vice-captain. Abhimanyu Easwaran has received his maiden call-up along with Nitish Kumar Reddy. 

Delhi speedster Harshit Rana also earned his maiden call-up in the 18-member Indian team led by Rohit Sharma for the upcoming five-Test series against Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

There is no Mohammed Shami in the squad while Kuldeep Yadav has been advised long term rehabilitation for his groin injury.

From the squad picked for the New Zealand series, Axar Patel has been dropped, and Washington Sundar with 11 wickets in his kitty so far in the ongoing Test in Pune has been added.

Meanwhile, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, and Navdeep Saini have been added as reserves for the tour. 

India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy:  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