When, where and on which channel to watch the first test match of India and Australia for free?

Cricket News Desk. India has to play a 5-match Test series on Australian soil from 22 November 2024 to 7 January 2025. These five Test matches between India and Australia will be played in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney respectively. Let us tell you that India has won the last two series in Australia. India had created history by winning the Test series on the Australia tour in 2018-19 and 2020-21. Both times India defeated the Kangaroo team 2-1. So far 16 Test series have been played between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India has won 10 of these test series. With this, Australia has won 5 test series. Apart from this, the Test series between India and Australia has ended in a draw. To play the final of the World Test Championship 2025, India will have to win this Test series against Australia 4-0. The final of the World Test Championship will be played at Lord's Cricket Ground between June 11 and June 15 next year.

Complete information about the first test match between India and Australia

1. When will the first test match between India and Australia be played?

The first test match between India and Australia will be played from 22 to 26 November.

2. Where will the first test match between India and Australia be played?

The first test match between India and Australia will be played at Optus Stadium in Perth.

3. When will the first test match between India and Australia be played?

The first Test match between India and Australia will be played on November 22 (Friday) from 7.50 am Indian time.

4. On which channel can you watch the live telecast of the first Test match between India and Australia on TV?

You can watch the live telecast of the first test match between India and Australia on Star Sports Network.

5. On which digital platform can the first Test match between India and Australia be watched?

You can watch the first test match between India and Australia on the digital platform 'Disney + Hotstar'.

6. When, where and on which channel to watch the first test match between India vs Australia for free?

You can watch the first test match between India vs Australia for free on DD Sports channel. However, this feature will be available only for DD Free Dish and other DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) subscribers. The India vs Australia Test match will not be telecast live on DD Sports channels, which will be broadcast on cable TV or DTH platforms like DishTV, Airtel Digital TV and Tata Play.

Indian team for Border-Gavaskar Trophy test series

Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Ashwin. Mohammed Siraj, Akashdeep, Ishtan Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.

Reserve: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.

Australian team for the first test

Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.

India vs Australia Test Series Schedule (India Time)

1st Test Match – 19 November 2024 to 26 November 2024, 7:50 am, Perth

2nd Test – 6 December 2024 to 10 December 2024, 9:30 AM, Adelaide

3rd Test – 14 December 2024 to 18 December 2024, 5:50 am, Brisbane

4th Test – 26 December 2024 to 30 December 2024, 5:00 AM, Melbourne

Fifth Test – 3 January 2025 to 7 January 2025, 5:00 am, Sydney