IND vs AUS Test: Australia Camp India – Pat Cummins-led Australia to arrive in India on February 1 for a gruelling 4-match Test series. Before that, the Australian Cricket Team will have a short camp in Bengaluru before flying out to Nagpur for the first Test. Aussie stars will have a hectic schedule. Some of the stars will be playing Big Bash League before attending Cricket Australia’s award ceremony. Then, they will catch the flight to India on Jan 31. Follow India vs Australia LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
After refusing a tour match, Australians will only arrive a week before the Test series. While most of the Aussie stars play in IPL and have played in India, some of them will still need some acclimatisation to do.
IND vs AUS Test: Pat Cummins-led Australia to arrive in India on February 1, set for short camp in Bengaluru before Nagpur Test, Follow LIVE Updates
However, David Warner, who has not really succeeded in India in Tests, is already burned out. He will skip the Cricket Australia award ceremony to be with his family.
“It’s been challenging. I’m quite tired, exhausted,” David Warner told reporters after a BBL game.
Australia will also be mindful that they have not won a Test series against India in the last three meetings. Australia’s last Test series win against India came in 2014 in Australia. As for Australia’s record in India, the World No 1 Test side has not won in India since the 2004-05 series.
Australia’s white-ball specialist Marcus Stoinis has also set a target of winning the Test series in India.
“We don’t want to lose our trophy this time even though our team never wants to lose it as it could be the third time but we don’t want to give up this year. Our squad is too strong and facing India on their soil is a bit difficult as we have to play on spin tracks over there,” he said.
“India have some specialist bowlers like Ashwin and Jadeja. Those can really bowl well but we are also coming with some specialist spinners, so you can expect a good competition this time,” he said.
IND vs AUS Test: Pat Cummins-led Australia to arrive in India on February 1, set for short camp in Bengaluru before Nagpur Test, Follow LIVE Updates
India Camp Australia Series from Feb 2: Meanwhile, BCCI has arranged a 5-day camp in Nagpur for Indian Test team starting February 2. While Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are all on a short break, they will join the team in Nagpur on February 2. Rahul Dravid and India’s coaching staff will also arrive in Nagpur on Feb 2 after completing T20 assignment against New Zealand.
“Rohit and Test players will assemble in Nagpur before the series. They will have a camp under Rahul in Nagpur. He will join the team after finishing the T20 series against NewZealand. It’s a fitness camp but before playing a Test series, it will serve as a good opportunity to practice with red ball,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.
Australia Test squad for India tour: Pat Cummins (capt), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
India squad Australia Series: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
| Australia tour of India, 2023 – Test series | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 9th – 13th February | 1st Test | Nagpur |
| 2 | 17th – 21st February | 2nd Test | Delhi |
| 3 | 1st – 5th March | 3rd Test | Dharamsala |
| 4 | 9th – 13th March | 4th Test | Ahmedabad |
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