IND vs AUS: The Indian side, who are struggling for the first time in the World Test Championship, and the Indian side are in a tough situation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as the Indian batting order has collapsed in multiple situations.
The MCG test, which has been known to be India’s major success ground, will be the ground featuring the decisive Boxing Day test. India’s batting concerns can only be solved if the skipper returns to form.
Former Australian legend Michael Clarke, speaking in a recent podcast, suggested Rohit Sharma be back in form and backed him to get a massive total in the Boxing Day test for India. This would raise huge hope for India to see their most explosive test batter back in the groove, while it seems eminent that the skipper will continue to bat down the order at no. 6.
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Predicted Playing XI for India in the Boxing Day Test:
Openers: KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal
Openers KL Rahul and Jaiswal will play alongside each other for the MCG test as well, especially after they starred in the first three tests in a stunning fashion.
Middle-Order Batters: Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and Rohit Sharma
The middle order of India looks as enriched as always, consisting of the likes of veteran batters like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, though currently out of touch. One hopes for their return in the Boxing Day test.
All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar
Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has been commendable with the bat, might finally leave the team, thus making way for the two spin-bowling all-rounders.
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep
India might also retain their pace bowling trio, especially after Akash Deep seemed sublime under Australian conditions when he made his debut on the Australian island at the Gabba test.
