Cricket Australia announces 2024 Test squad of the year; two Indian players make the cut

It's an exciting summer of Test cricket Australiawith the climax underway, and more to come Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 Arrive in Sydney. In the middle, Australian Cricket The 2024 Test Team of the Year has now been selected, with a large number of cricketers from outside Australia being represented.

Players from six countries named in Cricket Australia's 2024 Team of the Year

Cricket Australia has given up seats to cricketers from 6 cricketing nations including England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, India and Australia. Interestingly, England got the most berths with 3 English batsmen Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Harry Brooke Was a member of Cricket Australia's Distinguished Eleven.

Sri Lanka and South Africa made one appearance each as middle-order batsmen Kamindu Mendis and a sense of rotation Keshav Maharaj from two countries respectively. wicketkeeper batsman Alex Carey and walkers Josh Hazlewood Two Australians have already secured a place in the squad.

Also Read: 'Dad is proud of you': Jasprit Bumrah's son shares heartfelt message after bowling performance in MCG Test

Two Indian stars feature in Test XI

Two Indians to be opening batsmen in Australia Cricket XI Yashasvi Jaiswal and walkers Jasprit Bumrah. Additionally, Bumrah was appointed captain of the team. The 31-year-old captains the Indian team in the first Test match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Perth India won by 295 runs.

Jaiswal was the highlight of the match as he smashed a knock of 161 in the second innings. Since that Test match, Australia have staged a comeback in the series, winning both the Adelaide day clash and the Melbourne Boxing Day Test, but Jaiswal and Bumrah have consistently given Australia a run for their money in the series. trouble.

Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker in the series with 30 wickets with best bowling figures of 6/76. Jaiswal, on the other hand, is the second-highest run-scorer in the series after Travis Hyde. The youngster has scored a total of 359 runs in the series so far with a batting average of 51.28.

Cricket Australia Test Team of the Year 2024

batter: Yashasvi Jaiswal (India), Ben Duckett (England), Joe Root (England), Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand), Harry Brook (England), Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka)

goalkeeper: Alex Carey (Australia)

bowler: Matt Henry (New Zealand), Josh Hazelwood (Australia), Jasprit Bumrah (India), Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)

Also Read: Yashasvi Jaiswal reverses Mitchell Starc's bail to protect Rishabh Pant's wicket on Day 5 of MCG Test