India vs Australia Live Cricket Score, 4th Test Day 1: AUS Captain Pat Cummins Opts To Bat 1st

India vs Australia Live Cricket Score, 4th Test Day 1 (India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Match Scorecard):

Hello and welcome to the live blog of the Boxing Day Test – the fourth fixture of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Rohit Sharma’s batting position will be in focus against a dangerous Australia bracing to deliver the knockout punch in the ‘Boxing Day’ Test. The Indian skipper was the last to hit the nets on Christmas Eve and there is speculation doing rounds that he could replace the team’s most assured opener, KL Rahul, at the top of the order.

If that happens, Rahul will come in at No. 3 while Shubman Gill could either play in the middle order or make way for a Dhruv Jurel in the playing eleven. The series is currently locked 1-1.

The rain-affected draw at the Gabba was like a soothing balm for India after the pink-ball Test debacle in Adelaide. But now, India are back at one of their favourite Australian venues where they have remained undefeated in Tests since the 2014 series.

The last two (2018-19 and 2020-21) of the three Tests (the other being 2014-15) resulted in Indian wins where solid batting played its part.

Playing XIs:

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

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