The first group of Australian players to arrive in India included Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, and star hitters Steve Smith and Marnus. Prior to the Border Gavaskar Trophy four-test series, which begins on February 9, the top-ranked hitters and the wicketkeeper-batter Carey arrived in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
In preparation for the much anticipated four-test series, Australia players left Sydney in two groups on Tuesday and Wednesday. This will be the No. 1 side's first trip to India for Test matches since the suspenseful 2017 series.
Before leaving for Nagpur for the first Test of the series, Australia's players will attend a 4-day training camp in Bengaluru.
Steve Smith posted a video of himself, Carey, and Labuschagne during their flight to Bengaluru on social media. Prior to arriving in the South Indian city on Wednesday, the first group of Australian cricketers had a layover in Singapore.
Notably, on Monday night before leaving for India in two groups, the Australian stars attended the Cricket Australia Awards. At the Cricket Australia awards, Smith won the Alan Border medal, making history as the third cricketer (after Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke) to receive it four times.
As anticipated, Marnus Labuschagne posted a picture of his morning coffee from Bengaluru on social media. Notably, before travelling to India, Labuschagne packed a bag full of coffee from his own brand, which caused his colleague David Warner and India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik to react in an amusing way.
For the four-test series, which will serve as both India and Australia's final test match in the World Test Championship final, Australia picked an 18-member squad, lead by Pat Cummins. Both teams have a chance to advance to the WTC 2021–23 championship game, and the visitors must win at least one game to guarantee their spot.
Australia suffered a setback on Wednesday when Usman Khawaja, their star opener, missed the flight to India owing to a visa delay. The left-handed opener and a few members of the support staff are anticipated to depart for India on Thursday, and Cricket Australia is confident that the visa situation will be resolved on Wednesday.
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