The Indian squad for the final two Test matches against Australia has been revealed. Team India is no longer the same. Tanush Kotian has replaced R Ashwin. Ashwin stepped down following the third Test match. Tanush Kotian has been listed as his substitute in this circumstance.
Tanush Kotian had an opportunity
Tanush Kotian, an off-spin all-rounder from Mumbai, has been added to the Indian squad in advance of the Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which is scheduled to commence in Melbourne. He is participating in the Vijay Hazare Trophy league stage matches in Ahmedabad. He will depart for Australia on Tuesday afternoon.
Akshar Patel was scheduled to travel to Australia, but his first child’s birth prevented him from joining the team, according to a report by IANS. Kotian was then invited to Melbourne to join the Test team.
That is the record of Tanush Kotian
Tanush Kotian has so far participated in 33 first-class games. He has scored 2,523 runs at an average of 41.21 during this time. In this duration, he has claimed 101 wickets. He has three times taken five wickets. Aside from this, he played a fantastic Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Hyderabad. He amassed an undefeated 39 runs while claiming two wickets. In this particular match, he was chosen as the Player of the Match.
The Indian team during the final two test matches
The captain, Rohit Sharma; vice-captain, Jaspreet Bumrah; Yashasvi Jaiswal; Abhimanyu Easwaran; Shubman Gill; Virat Kohli; KL Rahul; Rishabh Pant; Sarfaraz Khan; Dhruv Jurel; Ravindra Jadeja; Mohammad Siraj; Akash Deep; Prasidh Krishna; Harshit Rana; Nitish Reddy; Washington Sundar; Tanush Kotian; Devdutt Padikkal