The Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 will begin next month. The teams are gearing up for this red-ball fiesta. The schedule is available, as are the formats. The series is going to be a four-match extravaganza. Top players such as David Warner, Steve Smith, and Virat Kohli will play in the series. The Indian contingent will play under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, and Pat Cummins will lead the Australians. We will see Rohit face off against Cummins, Virat against Hazlewood, and Ravi Ashwin against David Warner in the 2023 Border Gavaskar Trophy. The first match will be played at Nagpur but what about the other games? Here is a look:
Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 Schedule:
| Date | Matches | Venue | Timing | Match Result |
| 9th – 13th February | India VS Australia 1st Test | VCA Stadium, Nagpur | 9:30 AM Indian Standard Time | India won by 132 runs |
| 17th – 21st February | India VS Australia 2nd Test | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 9:30 AM Indian Standard Time | —– |
| 1st – 5th March | India VS Australia 3rd Test | HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala | 9:30 AM Indian Standard Time | —– |
| 9th – 13th March | India VS Australia 4th Test | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 9:30 AM Indian Standard Time | —– |
India VS Australia ODI Series Schedule:
| Date | Match | Venue | Timings | Match Result |
| 17th March 2023 | India VS Australia 1st ODI | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 1:30 pm Indian Standard Time | —– |
| 19th March 2023 | India VS Australia 2nd ODI | Ys Raja Reddy Stadium, Vizag | 1:30 pm Indian Standard Time | —– |
| 22nd March 2023 | India VS Australia 3rd ODI | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 1:30 pm Indian Standard Time | —– |
Indian Cricket Team for Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023:
The BCCI selection panel has announced the Indian cricket team for the first two test matches only. The unit chosen is as follows:
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shubman Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, S Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
Expected Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma(C), KL Rahul (VC), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, S Iyer, Ishan Kishan/KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj.
Australian Cricket Team:
The Australian team has been announced for the entire series and it is as follows:
Pat Cummins (C), Steve Smith(VC), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Starc*, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
* Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the first test match at Nagpur.
Expected Playing XI:
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Hazelwood.
Broadcasting and Timings:
The official broadcaster for any home series is Star TV Network. So, all Indian fans can view the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 on the Star TV Network. The games can also be live-streamed on Hotstar. The games are expected to begin at 9:30 am. The day’s play ends at 4 pm.
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