AUS vs IND: Rohit Sharma Likely To Join Team India In Australia On November 24

Team India's regular captain Rohit Sharma is expected to fly to Australia soon, having rendered himself unavailable for the first Test in Perth. According to a report by Cricbuzz, the right-handed batter will join the team on November 24 and is likely to be ready for the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, beginning on December 6.

With the opening batter's wife Ritika Sajdeh recently giving birth to a baby boy, he reportedly communicated to the BCCI about his unavailability for the first Test. However, he is set to be available for the crucial day-night Test for which he is also likely to be part of India A squad for the practice match against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra.

Rohit is inevitably under pressure due to the crushing series series loss to New Zealand, 3-0 at home. The 37-year-old managed only 91 runs in six innings alongside a solitary fifty-plus score in what proved to be a historic series loss for India.

"I don’t have to say anything about Virat Kohli the batter" - Jasprit Bumrah expects big runs from star batter in the five-Test series

With a major focus on Virat Kohli due to his exploits in Australia but also given his recent lean run, Bumrah said he doesn't have anything to say about the 36-year-old, given his professionalism and full awareness of what he is doing. He said, as quoted by ICC:

"I don’t have to say anything about Virat Kohli the batter. He’s one of the greats of the game. I don’t need to have any anecdotes or special inputs to give him. He’s the utmost professional that we have in our team. He’s got a lot of success, he’s one of the leaders. I made my debut under him. So he knows what he’s doing."