Cricket News Desk. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played between India and Australia is currently tied at 1-1. India won the first Test in Perth by 295 runs and the Kangaroos won by 10 wickets in Adelaide.
The third test match of the series played at Gabba was a draw. Now the remaining two test matches are very important for the Indian team. In such a situation, changes have been made in the Indian team for the last 2 tests. BCCI has given this information on axe.
Tanush got a place in the team.
BCCI said on Twitter that the men's selection committee has included all-rounder Tanush Kotian in the Indian team for the fourth and fifth Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This off-spinner from Mumbai has played 33 first-class matches, in which he has taken 101 wickets at an average of 25.70.
Apart from his bowling achievements, Kotian also holds the record for taking five wickets three times. He has scored two centuries and 13 half-centuries. He was part of the India A team and participated in the second first-class match against Australia A at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Kotian played a key role in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy 2023-24 win. He was awarded the Player of the Tournament award for his all-round performance. He scored 502 runs at an average of 41.83 and took 29 wickets at an average of 16.96.
Indian team for the fourth and fifth test
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasad Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Tanush Kotian.
Ashwin had retired.
Recently, experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from international cricket. He came for the press conference with captain Rohit Sharma after the Gabba Test was drawn. After this he announced his retirement. Tanush has got a place in the Indian team in place of Ashwin.
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