India announce 12-member squad for Adelaide Test: Sportsrush presents before you India’s 12-member squad for the first Test vs Australia.
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India have announced a 12-member squad on the eve of the first Test of the much-awaited Test series against Australia. While it may have reduced India’s extended 18-member squad, it still hasn’t put to rest some murmurs which are doing the rounds with respect to India’s playing XI.
The prime upshot of the development is that India will take field in Adelaide tomorrow with four specialist bowlers, six specialist batsmen and a wicket-keeper batsman. With only four bowlers in the line-up, it brings India’s in-form trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Ishant Sharma into the limelight for it will be interesting to see how Kohli will use them tomorrow.
Going by what appears to be obvious, India will open the batting with Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay, who will be followed by the trio of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant.
Apparently, one out of Hanuma Vihari or Rohit Sharma will bat in between Rahane and Pant. There is a feeling that Vihari might just get the nod due for he can also play the role of the fifth bowler. While this indicates a settled batting line-up, one remains hopeful of India not committing a selection blunder on the morning of the match, something which they have it in it to do.
India will see as many as four changes to their playing eleven from the last Test that they played against West Indies back home. While form isn’t a reason behind the same, the massive change in conditions from India to Australia is.
India announce 12-member squad for Adelaide Test
Team India’s 12 for the 1st Test against Australia in Adelaide: Virat Kohli (C), A Rahane (VC), KL Rahul, M Vijay, C Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, R Pant (WK), R Ashwin, M Shami, I Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah #TeamIndia #AUSvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 5, 2018
Read some of the latest Twitter reactions on the same below:
India have announced their 12 for the first #AUSvIND Test!
Kohli (c), Rahane, Rahul, Vijay, Pujara, Rohit, Vihari, Pant, Ashwin, Shami, Ishant, Bumrah.
Who will be the one to miss out? pic.twitter.com/edElklldN9
— ICC (@ICC) December 5, 2018
Also rohit sharma started carrier perfect offspinner he can bowl but captain not gave him chance to bowl
— Yogananda K.S (@YoganandaKS5) December 5, 2018
Murali Vijay
KL Rahul
C Pujara
Virat kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
Rohit Sharma
Rishabh pant
Ravichandra Ashwin
Mohammed Shami
Ishant Sharma
jasprit bumrah
my final XI👍👍👍— Sawai Rakhecha (@sawaiRakhecha1) December 5, 2018
So it’s between Rohit & Vihari .. vihari should play
— ಹರ್ಷ 🐼 (@grharsh) December 5, 2018
Who is better batsman Rohit or Vihari only one answer is Rohit Sharma so he should play we have great bowling lineup don’t need of any part time bowler . We have to face Starc Hazelwood and pat Cummins so we need our best batsmans at crease
— Bhavesh (@bhaveshp500) December 5, 2018
Rohit is a great white ball player no doubt. But not a good test player yet. Hanuma did well in the short span in his test career.
— 🇮🇳 Soumya Sarkar 🇮🇳 (@SarkarSpeaking) December 5, 2018
As a Rohit Sharma fan :
Rohit should open with Vijay.
KL Rahul should sit out.#AUSvIND #TeamIndia— 🇮🇳 Anuradha 🇮🇳 (@AnuRadha9082) December 5, 2018
U r a fan i Respect tht but it won’t happen nd it should not happen… If u Know abt cricket thn … U will surely know abt the new ball actions on aus pitches for the frst 15 overs .. which is vry hard to play .. nd dnt expct Rohit can play tht much of swing bowling !never
— Cricket Enthusiastic (@Kaushik22121210) December 5, 2018
Rohit sharma should get full series but he don’t bowl now a days which may limit his chances, where Vihari got an edge over Rohit.
— Hakimuddin Bohra (@HakimuddinBohr3) December 5, 2018
He must get hundred in his first test then to get longer streak of full series. Let’s hope we don’t need 5th bowler to have break for our main bowlers.
— Hakimuddin Bohra (@HakimuddinBohr3) December 5, 2018
If KL Rahul is getting chances to prove himself than why not Rohit Sharma ??
I genuinely feel, that Rohit Sharma should get chances in all 4 games and after that someone can comment on his performance.— Arjun Yadav (@M_Arjun_yadav) December 5, 2018
Vijay, Rahul, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Vihari, Pant, Ashwin, Shami, Ishant, Bumrah
Rohit will most probably sit out because Vihari has done well & also offers 5th bowling option
— Saurabh (@imsgshinde) December 5, 2018
if u just look at no 6 rohit for me because no 6 player should have multiple gears which rohit has vihari is a decent hitter but to bat with tail he needs to hit big.vihari bats at no 3 for ranji
— suryaprakash (@suryaprak949) December 5, 2018
