Watch cricket video highlights of India tour of Australia 2024. 1st Test between Australia and India. Venue of the match will be Perth.
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The ground crew at Perth Stadium was unable to get the pitch up to par two days ago due to some unusual rain, but a lot of sunshine has since followed, hardening the surface and bringing it to a level where it should provide great speed, bounce, and carry. Creating a “happy medium between bat and ball” has been the goal of head curator Isaac McDonald and his team. India will enter Perth depending on a number of peripheral players since they are obviously missing their full-time skipper and are dealing with a slight personnel issue.
Reddy (21), Padikkal (24), Jurel (23), and Rana (22) are all vying for a position in the starting lineup. There might only be space for one spin bowler, and R Ashwin might be selected before Ravindra Jadeja. Having said that, do you recall what transpired the last time India experienced a personnel issue in Australia? Australia has put its faith in McSweeney, who has been dubbed the “Buddha” for his ability to remain composed and unflappable, and they are as relaxed as they can be. KL Rahul is unable to leave this ride.
Although he was raised as an opening batsman, he had to start in the middle order. After that, he gained the top rank, but he began losing his stumps too frequently for someone to hold that position. Particularly in white-ball cricket, a move back into the middle order appeared to suggest that’s where his future lay. That idea was reinforced with an 86 against England at number four in January 2024, but he has since lost his spot in the team due to poor play. He will now be opening the batting against one of the top bowling attacks in the world under unfavorable circumstances.
Australia hasn’t played Test cricket in more than eight months, and it appears Mitchell Starc has taken part of that time to get in the greatest physical condition of his life. He is currently 34. He shouldn’t appear to be a brick wall six feet high. He shouldn’t be bowling so fast that the red ball is just a swirl of red. It has been acknowledged that the big three Australian quicks, regardless of their level of fitness, may require extra attention in a five-Test series.
However, at the moment, with the series beginning at Perth Stadium, where Starc averages 19, and then moving to Adelaide for a pink-ball Test, where Starc averages 18.72, they could very well position themselves to take a break with the series already won. In Perth, quick bowlers are omnipresent. One of them was carrying a bag of goods along Plain Street, which is a five-minute walk from the WACA. When the clock strikes 10.20 a.m. on Friday, Mitchell Starc will be a little less laid back. For quite some time, this Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been simmering.
At the beginning of the India home season in September, Rohit Sharma was questioned about it, and the main focus of the wrap-up press conference in November was on attempting “to do something special” in Australia in order to lessen the hurt of a home series whitewash. Pat Cummins has experienced something similar. It’s their own fault that they get questioned about it everywhere they go since these two sides have played some of the finest Test cricket in recent memory. The majority of them seem to have been addressed a day before the first test.
Nathan McSweeney, Australia’s new opening batsman, launched a last-minute bid for the position. India has Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Devdutt Padikkal, and KL Rahul primed and prepared in case they are needed. The only thing left to do is let the experience take control. The morning-of-day-one drills were being held on Thursday night in front of a deserted stadium in Perth. To see how it would seem on film, ordinary individuals were posing as the captains of Australia and India.
The moment when all of that will truly occur was easily brought to mind, and it is just a night away. Jasprit Bumrah is just one slumber away. The return of Steven Smith to No. 4 is just one slumber away. Virat Kohli will wake up the audience after one more snooze. Rishabh Pant will be aired on stump microphones all over the world in only one sleep. Even though it will be entertaining, the cricket will probably have some external flavor added to it. A small amount of needle has already been used.
When Ricky Ponting’s words were misinterpreted, Gautam Gambhir became enraged. Early on, India’s attempts to train privately created a commotion. When Josh Hazlewood expressed his happiness at not seeing Cheteshwar Pujara on the Indian squad, he was a flyer. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has enough to offer all types of fans, and the first ball is just a night away.
