A five-match Test series is being played between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25. This test series is currently tied at 1-1. Now the fourth Test match of the series between the two countries will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from 26 December.
Rohit Sharma got injured, know the latest updates
The Indian team is busy practicing for the Melbourne Test. Indian players also took part in the practice session on 22 December (Sunday). However, during this period the tension of the Indian team also increased. Actually, during practice, Rohit got injured on his knee. The ball thrown by Indian team’s throw down specialist Dayanand Garani hit Rohit’s left knee.
In such a situation, Rohit Sharma looked in a lot of pain. However, the physio immediately applied an ice pack. Rohit was having some difficulty in walking. Although Rohit is fine now. It is expected that Rohit will be completely fit for the Melbourne Test. If Rohit unfortunately is out of Melbourne Test, then Jasprit Bumrah can be seen captaining.
If seen, Rohit Sharma is struggling with very poor form in this series. Rohit has scored only 19 runs in three innings so far in the current series. His average during this period has been 6.33. Rohit Sharma was not a part of the playing-11 in the Perth Test due to becoming a father for the second time, where the Indian team won by 295 runs.
Then Rohit participated in the Adelaide Test, where he could score 3 runs in the first innings and 6 runs in the second innings. In the Adelaide Test, the Indian team had to face a crushing defeat by 10 wickets. Then in the test held at Gabba ground in Brisbane, 10 runs came off Rohit’s bat. That match ended in a draw.
Indian cricket team squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australian team for the last two tests: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head (vice-captain), Steve Smith (vice-captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.
India’s test series record in Australia
Total Test Series: 13
India won: 2
Australia won: 8
Draw: 3
h2h in india vs australia test series
Total Test Series: 28
India won: 11
Australia won: 12
Draw: 5
Team India tour of Australia
22–25 November: 1st Test, Perth (India won by 295 runs)
6–8 December: 2nd Test, Adelaide (Australia win by 10 wickets)
14–18 December: 3rd Test, Brisbane (drawn)
26–30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne
03-07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney
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