Test captain Rohit Sharma to miss opening match against Australia beginning Nov 22

By  News On Air   Nov 18, 2024

In cricket, India’s Test captain, Rohit Sharma, will miss the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against Australia which set to begin on November 22 in Perth.

In his absence, vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah will lead the team. Bumrah previously captained India in a Test during the 2021-22 tour of England, when Sharma missed the fifth Test due to a Covid-19 infection.

Additionally, India will also be without opener Shubman Gill for the first Test, as he has been ruled out with a thumb injury sustained during a fielding drill in the team’s match simulation training. KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran are the two front-runners to fill in the positions of Gill and Sharma.