Team India: The rivalry between India and Australia is centuries old. Whenever these two teams play against each other on the field, the fans get to see a thrilling match. For some time now, Team India has been dominating the Kangaroos in the Test format.

Once again these two will clash at the end of this year. The Indian team is going to tour Australia, where both teams will face each other in a five-Test match series. In this article, we have predicted India's 18-member squad for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Let us know which players the selectors can give a chance.

Team India's schedule against Australia

The schedule of the upcoming five-match Test series between India and Australia (IND vs AUS) has been released. BCCI had released it on its official website recently. Let us tell you that both the teams will play the first Test of the series in Perth on November 22.

The second Test will be day-night. It will be organized in Adelaide on December 6. The third Test will be played in Brisbane from December 14.

The fourth Test will be the Boxing Day Test, which will be held in Melbourne on December 26. The fifth and final Test of the series will be played in Sydney in the new year from January 3, 2025. After the first Test, the Indian team will play against Prime Minister XI from November 30.

These players can get a chance

The Indian team management can select its 18-member team for the Test series against Australia.

It can include 4 wicketkeepers, 5 bowlers, 4 all-rounders, 5 openers. KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel and KS Bharat will be the wicketkeepers. Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Akash Deep and Kuldeep Yadav will be the 5 bowlers.

Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Akshar Patel and Shreyas Iyer can play the role of all-rounders. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rituraj Gaikwad can be included as openers. KL Rahul can play the role of the fifth opener in the team.

India's probable 18-member squad for Australia Test series:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Rituraj Gaikwad.