Match Details
Where – Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyWhen – 5:00 AM IST, January 03, 2019AUS vs IND TEAM NEWS
- India have announced a 13 member squad which includes KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav and Umesh Yadav who were not a part of the last Test.
- Ishant Sharma is a notable absentee from the 13-man squad.
- Rohit Sharma has flown back home owing to the birth of his daughter.
- Australia have called Peter Handscomb back into the squad.
- Marnus Labuscahnge has also been added into the Aussie camp.
- Concerns over the fitness of Ravichandran Ashwin are still booming as he is trying his level best to be match fit. A decision will be taken on the morning of the final Test.
- Australia Fantasy Picks
- Marcus Harris has got a fifty in the second Test and has been giving some stable starts at the top order.
- Usman Khawaja has got 167 runs to his name with a best score of 72.
- The highest run-getter for Australia in this series thus far has been Travis Head with 217 runs.
- In the wickets column, Nathan Lyon has been the star with 17 scalps to his name, apart from him, Pattrick Cummins and Mitchell Starc have got 26 scalps between them.
India Fantasy Picks- In the batting department, Cheteshwar Puajara and Virat Kohli have outscored every other batsman in the squad. they have 3 centuries between them which makes the ample choice here.
- Mayank Agarwal had a dream debut in Melbourne as he accumulated 120+ runs in two innings.
- Both Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami have done the talking with the ball. They are the leading wicket-takers for India in this series.
Pitch Condition:
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney- PITCH IS GREEN TOP. MOSTLY SUPPORT FAST BOWLERS IN FIRST DAY OF TEST. TEST MATCH 3RD TO 4TH DAYS SUPPORTING FOR SPINNER.. R JADEJA & N LYON WILL BE HANDY IN 3RD TO 5TH DAY OF GAME.
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney- PITCH IS GREEN TOP. MOSTLY SUPPORT FAST BOWLERS IN FIRST DAY OF TEST. TEST MATCH 3RD TO 4TH DAYS SUPPORTING FOR SPINNER.. R JADEJA & N LYON WILL BE HANDY IN 3RD TO 5TH DAY OF GAME.
PLAYING 11 OF INDIA
Mayank Agarwal,KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane,Hanuma Viahri, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja,Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav/R Aashwin/ KuldeepYadav, Jasprit Bumrah
PLAYING 11 OF AUSTRALIA:
Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh,Peter Handscomb, Travis Head,Marnus Labuschagne, Tim Paine (c,wk), Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood (vc)
Choices Of Captain / V Captain
- Virat Kohli
- N LYON
- C Pujara
- A Rahane
- P Cummins
- Usman Khwaja
- R JADEJA
