IND vs AUS 2023: Team India train in Nagpur ahead of 1st Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match

The Indian cricket team is all set to take on Pat Cummins and co. in a four match Test series. The first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match will be played in Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

The first Border-Gavskar Test match between India and Australia will be played on February 09, 2023. Ahead of the first Test match, the Indian team took to the nets in order to fine-tune their skills

India are the defending champions of the coveted trophy and they will want to win it for the fourth consecutive time. India have emerged victorious in the 2016-17 edition, 2018-19 edition and 2020-21 edition

Both India and Australia are on the first and the second spot of the World Test Championship points table. The men in blue led by Rohit Sharma are in with a chance of making it to their 2nd consecutive WTC final. Last time around India were defeated by New Zealand in the WTC final

India have a tough task ahead of them. Both Shubman Gill and KL Rahul are in the squad that has been chosen to take on Australia. KL Rahul has been selected as the vice captain of the team. Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid will have a tough time deciding KL and Shubman Gill's position and only one of them can make it to the opening slot

Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav