Brisbane Test witnessed two Indian players generating their Test debuts. T Natarajan and Washington Sundar received their Test caps just before the start off of the fourth Test amongst Australia and India on Friday. India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun presented the cap to Natarajan, congratulating the left-arm pacer for becoming the 300th player to represent India at the Test level. Natarajan, who produced his Twenty20 International (T20I) and One-Day International (ODI) debut on the ongoing tour, completed a excellent treble as he got the likelihood to play his initial Test on the very same trip to Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to share videos of each players getting their caps.
“The stuff dreams are made of. A perfect treble for @Natarajan_91 as he is presented with #TeamIndia’s Test Billed cap No. 300. It can’t get any better! Natu is now an all-format player. #AUSvIND,” the BCCI tweeted.
The stuff dreams are produced of. A excellent treble for @Natarajan_91 as he is presented with #TeamIndia‘s Test No. 300. It can not get any improved! Natu is now an all-format player. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/cLYVBMGfFM
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2021
Ravichandran Ashwin gave the cap to Sundar, who became the 301st Indian cricketer to play Test cricket.
Let’s hear it for @Sundarwashi5, who gets his #TeamIndia from @ashwinravi99. He stayed back immediately after the white-ball format to help the group and is now the proud holder of cap quantity 301. pic.twitter.com/DY1AwPV0HP
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2021
“Let’s hear it for @Sundarwashi5, who gets his #TeamIndia Billed cap from @ashwinravi99. He stayed back after the white-ball format to assist the team and is now the proud holder of cap number 301,” the tweet study.
India produced 4 alterations in their playing XI with injuries to Ravindra Jadeja, Hanuma Vihari, Jasprit Bumrah and Ashwin.
Apart from Natarajan and Sundar, Shardul Thakur and Mayank Agarwal have been integrated in the final XI for the fourth Test at the Gabba.
For Australia, Marcus Harris replaced Will Pucovski, who had injured his shoulder though fielding on Day 5 of the third Test.
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