The tension of the Indian team has increased before the Melbourne Test. Captain Rohit Sharma suffered a knee injury during practice. Rohit Sharma is struggling with poor form in this series. Rohit has scored only 19 runs in three innings so far in the current series.
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 December 26.
Rohit Sharma injured during practice –
The Indian team is busy practicing for the Melbourne Test. On 22 December (Sunday) also, Indian players took part in the practice session. However, during this time the tension of the Indian team also increased. Actually, Rohit got injured on his knee during the practice. The ball thrown by the 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. However, Rohit is fine now. It is expected that Rohit will be fully fit for the Melbourne Test. If Rohit is unfortunately out of the Melbourne Test. If Rohit is unfortunately out of the Melbourne Test, then Jasprit Bumrah can be seen captaining.
India 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 Constastas, 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
Draws: 3
India Vs Australia in Test Series h2h
Total Test Series: 28
India Won: 11
Australia Won: 12
Drawn: 5