How many Indian cricket players from 2020 Adelaide Test match are part of current squad?

Adelaide Oval is all set to host the second Test match between Australia and India starting on Friday. Ahead of the game, many of the fans and Indian players will remember in the back of their minds the complete annihilation faced four years ago. India were reduced to 36/9 to record their lowest Test score as Australia won by 8 wickets. 

Most of the players who were part of the 2020 Test match aren’t part of the current squad. Opener Mayank Agarwal was dropped from the team after the 2022 game in Bengaluru against Sri Lanka. Prithvi Shaw’s last game came during the same game in 2020. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane played their last games for India in 2023. 

Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha played his last match in 2021 against New Zealand in Mumbai. Batter Hanuma Vihari featured in the 2022 game versus England before being dropped. Pacer bowler Umesh Yadav also was dropped from the team in 2022 after a string of inconsistent performances. 

How many players from the current squad played the 2020 Test?

Virat Kohli was the captain of the team that recorded the lowest score in India’s Test history. The then 32-year-old flew back home after the game to welcome the birth of his first child. Kohli scored 74 in the 1st innings before he was run out during the opening day. In the second innings, Kohli scored just four runs before falling to Pat Cummins. 

Jasprit Bumrah picked up 2 wickets in the game and came out as a night watchman during the 2nd innings. Ravichandran Ashwin was the best bowler for India in the 1st innings with figures of 4/55 from his 18 overs. His wickets that day included Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, and Nathan Lyon. 

Current skipper Rohit Sharma wasn’t part of the first two games of the series as he joined the team for the Sydney Test. Ravindra Jadeja was benched for the 2020 Adelaide Game and made his comeback during the 2nd game in Melbourne. The ace all-rounder injured his arm during the SCG test and got ruled out of the Brisbane game. 

Rishabh Pant was warming the benches as Wriddhiman Saha was preferred over him. Shubman Gill made his debut in the next match at the MCG in place of his former U-19 teammate Prithvi Shaw. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami missed the final three games of the series owing to the blow to his hand that saw him retire hurt while batting.