India vs Australia Boxing Day Test: Boxing Day Test will be played between India and Australia from tomorrow i.e. Thursday, 26th December. This is the fourth test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. So far this test series of five matches is tied at 1-1. From the point of view of the WTC final, it is very important for both the teams to win the remaining two matches.
The fourth test match between India and Australia will be played in Melbourne. This test match will start at 5 am according to Indian time. You will be able to watch this match on Star Sports Network on TV and Hotstar app on mobile.
The Indian team can enter this test match with some changes. If reports are to be believed, captain Rohit Sharma will be seen opening the innings. Till now, Hitman had played in the middle order in the second and third Test. Shubman Gill may be out of the team. KL Rahul is expected to play at number three in place of Gill.
After this, Virat Kohli is certain to play at number four. Rishabh Pant will be seen playing at number five. Pant has not been able to perform as per expectations so far in this series. He has also fallen out of the top-10 in the ICC Test rankings. Then there is news of Ravindra Jadeja playing at number six, Nitish Kumar Reddy at number seven and Washington Sundar at number eight.
Looking at the Melbourne pitch, Team India can go with two spinners. Nitish has been seen in excellent form so far. In such a situation, he can remain included in the last eleven as a batsman. Talking about fast bowling, the trio of Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Akashdeep can be seen in action once again.
The Melbourne pitch helps the spinners a lot. For this reason, Team India can include both Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar in its playing eleven. By the way, scoring runs here is also quite easy. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to bat first.
Australia has announced its playing eleven for this test. Kangaroos have included 19-year-old Sam Konstas in the final eleven. He has got a chance in place of Nathan McSweeney. Apart from this, Scott Boland has come in the team in place of injured Josh Hazlewood.
Australia’s playing eleven for the fourth test- Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland.
India’s probable playing eleven for the fourth test- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Akashdeep, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
