The highly anticipated India vs Australia, Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) is starting this week with a lot at stake for both teams. While the Indian cricket team is coming off an embarrassing home series defeat against New Zealand, Australia had a difficult time against Pakistan at home. It would also like to take revenge for the last two series losses against the Indian team in the past. Regardless, the five-match test series between India and Australia promises some intense action and thrilling moments.
The Indian cricket team is likely to be without regular captain Rohit Sharma in the first Test due to personal reasons. This, combined with the current form of some players, means that we may have a few new names in the playing XI. The matches will start early morning in India and the whole India vs Australia Test series live streaming will be available online. Here are all the details regarding the series.
The first test between India and Australia will start on November 22, 2024. The India vs Australia match timings are 7:50 am IST (10:20 am local). For those unaware, the Test match would have 90 overs of play in a single day across three different sessions.
The India vs Australia 1st Test will be played at Perth Stadium aka Optus Stadium. The stadium has a total seating capacity of 61,266.
In India, the first Test match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network (subscription) and DD Sports (for free). The live streaming of the Australia vs India, BGT match will be available on the JioStar (Disney+Hotstar) app and website.
Australia squad (first Test only): Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.