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Sarfaraz-Nitish's lottery held, trust in Rahul intact, 5 big things about the team selected for Australia tour

By Sandy Verma

Team India Squad Border Gavaskar Trophy: The Indian team has been announced for the Australia tour. This time the selectors have gambled on many young players for the Border-Gavaskar series. Sarfaraz Khan, who has been continuously making waves with the bat, has been rewarded for his brilliant performance and has been included in the team. Along with this, KL Rahul, who was flopping with the bat, has also been successful in saving his place in the team. This time Jasprit Bumrah has been made Rohit Sharma's deputy for the Australia tour. Let us tell you five big things about the team selected for the Australia tour.

1. Sarfaraz got the reward

Sarfaraz Khan has been rewarded for playing a explosive inning of 150 runs in domestic cricket and then in the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. Sarfaraz has been included in the team selected for the Australia tour. Sarfaraz will have a golden opportunity to cement his place in India's Test team by performing strongly on Kangaroo soil.

2. Nitish Reddy-Harshit Rana got a chance

Young all-rounder Nitish Reddy, who recently made his international debut in the T-20 series against Bangladesh, has also been selected in the team for the Border-Gavaskar series. Nitish has been given preference over Shardul Thakur. In the second T-20 against Bangladesh, Nitish played an explosive inning of 74 runs in 34 balls. At the same time, fast bowler Harshit Rana, who missed his debut against Bangladesh due to viral infection, will also be seen on the flight to Australia.

3. KL Rahul's place remains intact

KL Rahul, who is yearning for runs in all three formats of cricket, has succeeded in saving his place in the team selected for the Australia tour. Rahul's bat has been completely silent in the Test series being played against New Zealand, due to which he had to sit out of the team in the second Test. Despite his poor form, Rahul's selection is definitely a bit surprising.

4. Abhimanyu Easwaran gets a chance

This time, the selectors have also been kind to Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has been knocking at the door of Team India by continuously scoring runs in domestic cricket. Abhimanyu has been included in the team selected for the Australia tour. Recently, the dashing batsman had performed brilliantly in the Irani Cup.

5Five fast bowlers got place

The selectors have included five fast bowlers in the team for the Australia tour. Jasprit Bumrah will be seen leading the fast bowling attack, while Mohammad Siraj will support him. Apart from this, Akashdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna have also been kept in the team. Even among the reserve players, only three fast bowlers have got a place. Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar and Khalil Ahmed will go to Australia as reserve players.

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