Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja weren't part of Team India's XI in the first Test of the series in Perth.

Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin did not feel hurt after getting snubbed from the Perth Test match, said Abhishek Nayar. Nayar said that both seniors were positive in their outlook and understood the decisions that the management had made.

India's assistant coach Abhishek Nayar stresses the importance of senior players like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja understanding exclusions for team benefit, as demonstrated in their omission from the first Test against Australia.

There are teams where it becomes tough for seniors to accept their exclusion from the playing XI at the expense of a junior player but if there are elder statesmen like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja,

Jadeja not concerned over Perth snub. (Source - BCCI/Twitter) The first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 was held at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The deck was laden with 10 mm grass and it called for the Indian team to field four pacers and only one spinner in the form of Washington Sundar.