Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Virat Kohli Hands Debut Caps To THESE IPL 2024 Finalists For Perth Test | WATCH

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: THESE IPL 2024 finalists are making their Test debut for India, and they receive their caps from Virat Kohli. WATCH.

Indian Team during national anthem before the start of the Perth Test

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: India have announced a new-looking Playing XI against Australia for the Perth Test, as the squad features two debutants, and go into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 opener without Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

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IPL 2024 finalists Harshit Rana (winner with Kolkata Knight Riders) and Nitish Kukar Reddy (runner-up with Sunrisers Hyderabad) are making their Test debut for India, and the duo have received their India cap from legendary Virat Kohli.

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WHAT IT MEANS! 🇮🇳🥹

Proud moments for young #NitishKumarReddy & #HarshitRana as they receive their maiden Test caps for #TeamIndia. Go well, boys! 👏

📺 #AUSvINDOnStar 👉 1st Test, Day 1, LIVE NOW! #ToughestRivalry pic.twitter.com/3vaXegIt4m

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 22, 2024

Both players have made their debuts for Team India in the T20I's, and haveperformed extremely well in the hwite-ball circuit. However, the red-ball cricket, especially in Australia, will be a whole different challenge for the youngesters, who are aiming to make a name for themselves on the international stage.

Here's A Look At Their Recent Matches

Harshit Rana plays for Delhi and is coming off a sensational performance for the side in Ranji Trophy, where he picked up 7 wickets to hand Assam a thumping 10-wicket defeat.

Even with the India-D, the right-arm pacer performed well-enough, as he picked up wickets in two matches during the Duleep Trophy 2024.

Nitish Kumar Reddy, on the other hand, is coming off an intense two-match unofficial Test series against Australia-A, where he did not perform with both, bat and ball, but had a pretty inpressive outing against Bangladesh in the T20I's.

BCCI eye him as a like-for-like replacement for Hardik Pandya, and he now has a huge chip on his shoulders.