India stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah who won the toss in the fifth test at Sydney revealed the reason behind batting first and claimed “The grass doesn’t look spicy“.
The fifth and final test of the India tour of Australia 2024-25 is scheduled to be played between January 3 and 7 in Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.
The Indian cricket team is scheduled to tour Australia to play five tests between 22 November 2024 and 7 January 2025. Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 will be the first Test series between India and Australia comprising five matches since 1992.
Australia leads the five-match test series 2-1 as the third test ended up in a draw. India has to win the game in order to draw the series while the hosts will seek to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
When we look back at the India National Cricket Team vs Australia Cricket Team Timeline, Australia hasn’t won the BGT title since the 2014/15 season.
India made a couple of changes in their playing 11 following their defeat at Melbourne. Ahead of the Sydney Test, many rumours claimed that Rohit Sharma might opt out of the test following his dip in the performance.
As expected, the Indian captain opted out of the series decider while Shubman Gill made his way back into the AUS vs IND 5th test playing 11. Apart from Rohit, the visitors will also miss their fast bowler Akashdeep Singh, who was sidelined after his injury. Prasidh Krishna comes in for the injured Akashdeep
Winning the toss, India stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah said “We are looking to bat first. We have played some good cricket. The last match was exciting. The grass doesn’t look spicy. We always have learnt to digest defeats. We will look forward to this. Our skipper has opted to rest. It shows the unity we have. We have two changes. Rohit has opted out and Prasidh Krishna comes in for the injured Akashdeep Singh”.
