[Picture] Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj & others head out for a meal ahead of 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja shared a refreshing selfie with his teammates Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, and Khaleel Ahmed in Perth, Australia ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Tuesday, November 12. The series will get underway in Perth on November 22.

The players were seen enjoying a meal at an open restaurant. The four players smiled as they posed for the camera.

Take a look:

Ravindra Jadeja's latest Instagram story. [Pic credits: @royalnavghan on Instagram]

Jadeja will be one of the key players for India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The left-arm spinner has scalped 14 wickets in four Tests Down Under. With the bat, he has 175 runs in five innings at an average of 43.75, comprising two half-centuries.

Siraj would also be keen to make the most of his experience of playing in Australia. The speedster has 13 wickets in three Tests, including a fifer.

Akash Deep and Khaleel Ahmed likely to undergo litmus Test in Australia in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Akash Deep and Khaleel Ahmed are likely to undergo a litmus Test in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Deep has picked up 10 wickets in five matches after making his debut against England earlier this year.

On the other hand, Khaleel is yet to make his Test debut. He has picked up three wickets in as many T20Is in Australia. The left-arm pacer has 86 wickets in 59 matches for Rajasthan in first-class cricket.

The pacers will be key as India eye to replicate their previous success in Australia and register a hat-trick of series wins Down Under.

India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar.

Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.

Schedule:

November 22-26: 1st Test at Perth Stadium
December 6-10: 2nd Test at Adelaide Oval
December 14-18: 3rd Test at The Gabba in Brisbane
December 26-30: 4th or Boxing Day Test at MCG in Melbourne
January 3-7: 5th Test at SCG in Sydney