Australia will be visiting India for a four-match Test series, starting from 9th February and stretching till 13th March. The Border-Gavaskar series will be a crucial factor in deciding which two teams will be contesting in the 2023 ICC World Test Champions Finals. Currently, both the teams are capturing the first two spots in the 2021-2023 ICC World Test Championship points table, with Australia at number one and India at two.
India has won the last three Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with the last two series being won on Australia's home surface. The humiliation that Australia suffered after letting India win their first Test series in Australia will make the Aussies more hungry to win the upcoming series. This time, with a new captain leading not the teams, it will be an amusing contest between the two giants.
This Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be a treat to watch for the fans who are eager to know whether their favorite players have made it into the Test squads of their respective teams. Let’s have a look at the official Test squads for both the teams.
Australia’s Test Squad
Cricket Australia has released their 18-man Test squad for the upcoming Test series who will be traveling to the Indian shores. They have included four spinners in their squad, knowing that the decks in India are more suitable for traditional spin bowling. A talented youngster, Todd Murphy, has also been included in the squad due to his star spin bowling. The team also features six pace bowlers with its spearhead, Pat Cummins, being the captain of the team.
| Sr. No. | Player Name | Role |
| 1 | Pat Cummins © | Bowling All-rounder |
| 2 | Ashton Agar | Spin bowler |
| 3 | Scott Boland | Pace bowler |
| 4 | Alex Carey | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 5 | Cameron Green | All-Rounder |
| 6 | Josh Hazlewood | Fast Bowler |
| 7 | Peter Handscomb | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 8 | Travis Head | Batter |
| 9 | Usman Khawaja | Batter |
| 10 | Marnus Labuschagne | Batter |
| 11 | Nathan Lyon | Spin Bowler |
| 12 | Lance Morris | Fast Bowler |
| 13 | Todd Murphy | Spin Bowler |
| 14 | Matthew Renshaw | Batter |
| 15 | Steve Smith | Batter |
| 16 | Mitchell Starc | Fast Bowler |
| 17 | Mitchell Swepson | Spin Bowler |
| 18 | David Warner | Batter |
India’s Test Squad
The BCCI announced the Indian Test squad for the first two matches against Australia. The 32-year-old Suryakumar Yadav who is uncapped in the Test format has been included in the Test squad following his impressive performance in both the international and domestic circuit. With Rishabh Pant injured, Ishan Kishan and KS Bharat have been added in the squad as a replacing Wicket-Keeping batter. The team will be led by Rohit Sharma with KL Rahul appointed as the vice captain.
| Sr. No. | Player Name | Role |
| 1 | Rohit Sharma © | Batter |
| 2 | KL Rahul (vc) | Batter |
| 3 | Shubman Gill | Batter |
| 4 | Cheteshwar Pujara | Batter |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | Batter |
| 6 | Shreyas Iyer | Batter |
| 7 | KS Bharat | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 8 | Ishan Kishan | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Spin Bowler |
| 10 | Axar Patel | Spin Bowler |
| 11 | Ravindra Jadeja | Spin Bowler |
| 12 | Kuldeep Yadav | Spin Bowler |
| 13 | Mohammed Siraj | Fast Bowler |
| 14 | Mohammed Shami | Fast Bowler |
| 15 | Umesh Yadav | Fast Bowler |
| 16 | Jaydev Unadkat | Fast Bowler |
| 17 | Suryakumar Yadav | Batter |
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