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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has picked his combined XI for the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), which concluded in Sydney on Sunday 5 January. Michael Vaughan included five Indian players in his combined XI, but surprisingly, there were no places. for young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.
The 21-year-old made his Test debut on November 22 in Perth and played in all five matches of the series. Nitish Kumar scored 298 runs and took 5 wickets. His best performance came during the Boxing Day Test match at the MCG, where he scored 114 runs off 189 balls while batting at number 7.
Australia won the final Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy by six wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Pat Cummins-led side took the series 3-1, their first series win over India in 10 years. India won the first Test in Perth by 295 runs but lost all three matches in the recent series.
Michael Vaughan picks a combined Australia and India playing XI
Speaking on Fox Cricket, the 50-year-old picked Sam Konstas and Yashasvi Jaiswal as his opening pair. Konstas impressed on debut in the pit day test, scoring 60 in his first innings. Jaiswal was India’s top run-scorer, amassing 391 runs at an average of 43.44, including two fifties and a century.
Vaughan placed KL Rahul, who scored 276 runs in the series, including two fifties, at No. 3. Australia’s Steve Smith and Travis Head were picked at Nos. 4 and 5 respectively. Smith scored 314 runs, with two centuries, while Head was the leading run-scorer with 448 runs, including one fifty and two centuries.
The former England cricketer picked Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper for his XI. Pant scored 225 runs during the series. Ravindra Jadeja was placed at No.7 after scoring 135 runs and taking four wickets in three Tests.
Vaughan opted for four fast bowlers, including India’s Jasprit Bumrah, who was named Player of the Series for his 32 wickets. Australians Pat Cummins (25 wickets), Mitchell Starc (18 wickets) and Scott Boland (21 wickets) were also included in the line-up.
He has been consistent for India throughout the series – Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan said he wants Sam Konstas and Yashasvi Jaiswal to be aggressive and take risks. Vaughan also claimed that Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jasprit Bumrah and Scott Boland will form a formidable quartet.
“Sam Konstas was in, and he’s still there because he’s just played an awful knock, but I’m keeping him because I want the young kids to go out there and absolutely smash the ball to all parts, so (Yashasvi) Jaiswal is with Konstas. KL Rahul comes in at number three,” said Vaughan.
“I think he’s been consistent with India throughout the series. Steve Smith comes in at four, Travis Head at No. 5 and Rishabh (Pant) at No. 6. My all-rounder is Jadeja, and just look at that quartet of players. of bowling you have – Cummins, Starc, Bumrah and Boland – and it doesn’t get much better than that.”
Michael Vaughan’s Combined Playing XI for the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy:
Sam Konstas, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jasprit Bumrah, Scott Boland.
