Richard Kettleborough and Chris Gaffney have been appointed on-field umpires for the first Test.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 starts from 22nd November. The first match of the Test series between Australia and India (IND vs AUS) will be played at Optus Stadium, Perth. Indian captain Rohit Sharma will not play the first Test due to the birth of his second child. Jasprit Bumrah will be seen captaining India. At the same time, Pat Cummins will take charge of Australia.
The excitement about this series is at its peak among the players, veteran players and fans of both the countries. Meanwhile, ICC has announced the umpires for the Perth Test match. Richard Kettleborough and Chris Gaffaney have been appointed on-field umpires for the first Test. Whereas Richard Illingworth (richard Illingworth) The third umpire and Sam Nogajski will be the fourth umpire.
Team India again faces trouble with Richard Kettleborough
Let us tell you, Richard Kettleborough has been present in almost every important match that India has lost, including ICC knockout matches. India had to face the fate against Australia in the finals of ODI World Cup 2023 and ICC World Test Championship 2023. Richard Kettleborough was the on-field umpire in both these matches. At the same time, Richard was the TV umpire in the 2021 WTC final against New Zealand.
It is very important for India to win the upcoming Test series against Australia. Because with a 4-0 win, the team can secure a place in the final of the World Test Championship 2023-2025. The Indian team would like to make a great start to the series by registering a win in the Perth Test. But unfortunately, Kettleborough will be in front of Team India.
UMPIRES FOR THE FIRST TEST IN BGT:
Field – Richard Kettleborough, Chris Gaffaney.
Third Umpire – Richard Illingworth
Fourth Umpire – Sam Nogajski pic.twitter.com/ZeCASHpwEc
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 21, 2024
IND vs AUS: These veterans will be seen doing commentary in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25-
Indian fans will be able to watch the match between India and Australia on Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar.
English commentator – Matthew Hayden, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Wasim Akram, Murali Vijay, Russell Arnold and Mark Nicholls
Hindi commentator – Ravi Shastri, Wasim Akram, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Jatin Sapru and Deep Das Gupta.