Rohit Sharma, wife Ritika Sajdeh welcome second child

Earlier, it was reported that the India skipper Rohit was expected to miss the archetypal Test of the India-Australia Border Gavaskar Test series, starting November 22, for idiosyncratic reasons. India instrumentality connected the Pat Cummins-led broadside successful the archetypal of the 5 Tests astatine the Optus stadium successful Perth.

After the 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand astatine location successful the Wankhede Stadium, Rohit Sharma was asked astir reports floating up of this bid astir him missing the archetypal Test lucifer successful Australia due to the fact that of idiosyncratic reasons astatine the property conference. “I americium not excessively definite astir Perth. But fingers crossed,” helium responded astir the November 22-27 fixture.

Should Rohit Sharma miss out, Indian bowling ace Jasprit Bumrah is apt to pb the side. At an Express Adda earlier this year, Bumrah had joked erstwhile asked astir his favourite captain, “My favourite skipper is maine due to the fact that I person captained successful a fewer games. Obviously determination are large captains, but I volition instrumentality my name. I americium my favourite captain.’

India person won the past 2 times touring Down Under, and are up against a resurgent Aussie broadside successful the 5 lucifer series.

The bid is expected to beryllium a pugnacious 1 for India, and not simply due to the fact that Australians are ruthless competitors. Things go absorbing due to the fact that the 2nd Test astatine Adelaide Oval from December 6-10 is the Pink-ball Test, a situation connected its own.