Team India: India and Australia are two of the most powerful teams in the cricket world. The rivalry between these two teams is quite famous among the fans. Last year, the Kangaroos defeated Team India in the final of the ODI World Cup and shattered their dream of winning the title. Recently, in the T20 World Cup 2024, India defeated Australia and knocked them out of the tournament.

Let us tell you that now both these teams will face each other in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2025. It will be organized on Australian soil. India's 16-member probable team has been announced for the five-match Test series.

Let's see which players can be given a chance in the squad.

Team India's schedule against Australia

India and Australia will now take on each other in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2025.

The schedule of this series, which will start later this year, has already been announced. The five-match Test series will begin on 22 November 2024 in Perth.

The second match of the series will start in Adelaide from December 6. The third Test will be played in Brisbane from December 14, the fourth Test in Melbourne from December 26 and the fifth and last match will be played in Sydney from January 3 in the new year. Earlier, a Test series was played between the two teams in 2023. The Indian team won the 4-match series 2-1.

Rohit Sharma will be the captain of Team India

Recently, BCCI secretary Jay Shah made a big announcement.

According to this, Rohit Sharma, who is currently captaining Team India in ODIs and Tests, will remain the captain of this team till the WTC Final 2025. This means that Hitman will lead India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2025. Last time, under Rohit's leadership, the Indian team defeated Australia in their home.

These brilliant players will return to the team

Keeping the World Test Championship in mind, all-rounder Hardik Pandya may return to red ball cricket. He is also likely to be appointed the vice-captain of the team.

Apart from this, Rishabh Pant can also be included in the squad along with Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been out of the team for a long time.

India's probable 16-member squad against Australia:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.