Sat Oct 26 09:39:31 UTC 2024: ## India Announces Squads for Australia Tour and South Africa T20 Series

**Mumbai:** The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, which will see the team compete in the 5-match Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The 18-member team, led by Rohit Sharma, features several new faces. Fast bowler Harshith Rana, all-rounder Nitish Kumar, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna have all been included.

Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami has been left out due to injury, while Kuldeep Yadav misses the tour due to a back injury.

**India’s Test Squad:**

* Rohit Sharma (C)
* Jasprit Bumrah (VC)
* Yashasvi Jaiswal
* Abhimanyu Easwaran
* Shubman Gill
* Virat Kohli
* KL Rahul
* Rishabh Pant (WK)
* Sarfaraz Khan
* KS Bharat (WK)
* Ravichandran Ashwin
* Ravindra Jadeja
* Mohammed Siraj
* Akash Deep
* Prasidh Krishna
* Harshith Rana
* Nitish Kumar Reddy
* Washington Sundar

**Reserve Players:**

* Mukesh Kumar
* Navdeep Saini
* Khaleel Ahmed

The BCCI also announced the squad for the four-match T20 series against South Africa, which will be played on November 8, 10, 13, and 15. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side.

**India’s T20 Squad:**

* Suryakumar Yadav (C)
* Abhishek Sharma
* Sanju Samson (WK)
* Rinku Singh
* Tilak Varma
* Jitesh Sharma (WK)
* Hardik Pandya
* Axar Patel
* Ramandeep Singh
* Varun Chakravarthy
* Ravi Bishnoi
* Arshdeep Singh
* Vijaykumar Vyshak
* Avesh Khan
* Yash Dayal

The inclusion of Ramandeep Singh (middle order batter) and Vijaykumar Vyshak (medium pace bowler) marks their debut in the Indian team.

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