Tanush Kotian reemplazará a Ashwin en el equipo indio para la prueba del Boxing Day: Informe

Tanush Kotian has received a maiden Team India call-up. The all-rounder from Mumbai has been picked as Ravichandran Ashwin’s replacement for the remainder of the India vs Australia Test series. According to Sportstar, Kotian will leave for Australia on Tuesday (December 24) and will be released from Mumbai’s squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Tanush Kotian’s all-rounder ability

The 26-year-old has impressed everyone with his ability in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. Apart from taking 29 wickets at 16.96 in 10 matches, Kotian had also scored over 500 runs in Mumbai’s title-winning run. He was also part of India A and had faced Australia A. He featured in just one match against Australia A, where he managed to grab just one scalp but did score 44 crucial runs.

Tanush Kotian’s first-class stats

Much like Ashwin, Kotian is a tall off-spinner and possesses great batting ability. In his only Indian Premier League (IPL) match, the batter opened the innings, something Ashwin had done in domestic cricket and even junior cricket. Standing at 6 feet, like Ashwin, Kotian generates bounce and can be a handful to face on high-bouncing Australian pitches.

India’s squad for Boxing Day Test

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Mohammed Siraj, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Tanush Kotian*