IND vs AUS 5th Test Playing XI Prediction: The fifth and last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25) between India and Australia will be played in Sydney from January 3. Even before that, Australia has announced its playing eleven. There is going to be a big change in the Kangaroo team as 31-year-old fast bowling all-rounder Beau Webster is going to replace Mitchell Marsh. Meanwhile, there are possibilities of changes in the playing eleven of Team India. So let us know with which playing eleven India can field in Sydney after the announcement of Kangaroo team.
According to some media reports, Akashdeep has got injured before the Sydney Test, he is suffering from back pain. On the other hand, in the Melbourne Test, Rishabh Pant lost his wicket while playing big shots instead of understanding the responsibility. Now there is speculation that head coach Gautam Gambhir may keep Pant out of the last Test as a punishment and give Dhruv Jurel a chance in the playing eleven. On the other hand, it is possible for Harshit Rana to return to the playing eleven in place of injured Akashdeep.
Australia, on the other hand, has made only one change for the Sydney Test. Mitchell Marsh has been dropped from the team due to poor form, who will be replaced by Beau Webster. Sam Constas has reserved his place in the playing eleven, who created a stir by playing a blazing inning of 60 runs in the first innings of the Melbourne Test.
Australia’s playing eleven announced: Sam Constance, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India’s probable playing eleven for Sydney Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana.
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