2 unlucky players to miss out on the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur

The wait for the much anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy is finally over. India and Australia are currently locking horns in the first game of the four-match series in Nagpur. The visitors won the toss and decided to bat first on a pitch, which was doing rounds even before the game started.

2 unlucky players to miss out on the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur 

There were surprising calls taken by both teams in terms of selections and it’s fair to say that those decisions might backfire as the game progresses. As the first game is underway, we take look at 2 unlucky players to miss out on the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur.

Shubman Gill 

Shubman Gill is the one unlucky players to miss out on the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur. His omission raised the eyebrows of many. The Punjab batter was expected to play in the first game as he has been in sensational form of late and has been scorings runs consistently. He scored a century in the last Test he played and batted staggeringly well. It was also expected that if not opening, Gill would be given an opportunity in the middle as his record is exceptional, having an average of 150 in middle. But he was not given a nod ahead of KL Rahul, who of late has struggled to get going, and Suryakumar Yadav, who is yet to play a Test match. It remains to be seen if Gill will get a chance in the series or not.

Shubman Gill Should Stop Scoring And Kuldeep Should Stop Taking Wickets

If You Perform You Will Sit Out.

Clear Message From Captain Rohit Sharma And Coach Rahul Dravid.

— Vaibhav Bhola 🇮🇳 (@VibhuBhola) February 9, 2023

Travis Head 

Another unlucky player to miss out on the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur is Travis Head. The southpaw has been among the best batter for Australia in Test cricket of late as he has been consistently scoring truckloads of runs in the middle order. It’s fair to say that in the last 12 months, he has many times bailed Australia out of trouble. He’s currently the No.4 ranked Test batter and also has been handy with the ball for Australia. Many former crickets and pundits have lashed out at the Australian management for dropping the batter.

Very interesting selection from Australia. Travis Head? I know he js a lefthander but I thought he was the right package with his off-spin. I would have thought a tall left arm spinner who bats would be perfect.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 9, 2023

Indian and Australian Playing XI for the first Test 

Here’s India’s playing XI for the first Test:

Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Here’s Australia’s playing XI for the first Test: 

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland