The joy surrounding the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is at an all-time excessive, with followers and cricket pundits around the globe abuzz throughout social media platforms. The much-anticipated five-match Take a look at sequence between India and Australia guarantees to be a blockbuster.
Former cricketers, cricket pandits, and followers are eagerly discussing every part from participant matchups to potential workforce choices, methods, predictions, and the storied rivalry between these two cricketing giants, rising pleasure for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia.
Fox Cricket shows Virat Kohli as India’s captain with Australia’s captain Pat Cummins in a poster
Many are spotlighting key gamers like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Rishabh Pant for India, whereas Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, and Marnus Labuschagne for Australia. Nicely, now Australian media outlet Fox Cricket’s submit for the upcoming Take a look at sequence set social media on the storm.
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Fox Cricket has been trolling by the followers after a significant blunder, because the Australian media large displayed Virat Kohli as Crew India’s captain alongside Australian captain Pat Cummins for the opening Take a look at of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Perth, beginning on November 22.
This error was flashed in the course of the third ODI match between Australia and Pakistan on the Optus Stadium in Perth, the place the high-voltage Take a look at sequence between India and Pat Cummins’ workforce will get underway after 12 days. This mishap from such a reputed media home has stirred up a social media storm, with followers trolling Fox Cricket for not maintaining with present occasions.
At present, Rohit Sharma is the ODI and Take a look at captain of the Indian cricket workforce, however the Australian media outlet used the poster that includes Pat Cummins as Australia’s captain and Virat Kohli as India’s captain, with the main points of the Perth encounter.
Virat Kohli as captain for India in Fox graphic. 👀 pic.twitter.com/IkXnBRZmKb
— 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞 (@CallMeSheri1) November 10, 2024
Fox Cricket Poster on India vs Australia within the Border Gavaskar Trophy! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EPVbOpQ590
— Virat Kohli Fan Membership (@Trend_VKohli) November 10, 2024
The captaincy confusion comes amid the rising uncertainty over Rohit Sharma’s availability for the Perth Take a look at. His current assertion left followers in suspense when he stated, “I’m not positive of my availability for the primary Take a look at in Perth, fingers crossed.”
Rohit Sharma more likely to miss Perth Take a look at towards Australia
It’s being stated that Rohit Sharma, who’s about to board a flight to Australia with the workforce’s first batch, is very more likely to miss the Perth Take a look at, as he and his spouse Ritika Sajdeh are reportedly anticipating their second little one, leaving the Indian captain caught in a dilemma between household and nationwide commitments.
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Although Rohit is touring with the Indian workforce, his determination to take the sector in Perth depends upon the supply of Ritika. With Rohit’s standing nonetheless unclear and Kohli being mistakenly proven because the captain, this mix-up by Fox Cricket has solely intensified the anticipation for the Take a look at sequence.
Notably, the Indian workforce is getting into the Take a look at sequence following their embarrassing 0-3 whitewash by the hands of New Zealand, whereas Australia is on the verge of shedding the ODI sequence to Pakistan at residence. Nonetheless, earlier than India Checks, the Kangaroos can even play a three-match T20I sequence towards Pakistan.