Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

Why was Gill left out of the Boxing Day Test… Rohit’s return to the opening

Shubman Gill was dropped from India’s playing XI: The Indian cricket team has excluded Shubman Gill from the fourth test match of the series against Australia. In the Boxing Day Test, the Indian team management decided to go with 3 all-rounders. Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy are playing together in this match. While Shubman Gill was dropped from the playing eleven. Away from home, Gill has scored 683 runs in 26 innings at an average of 28.50. In the last 7 innings, he/she has scored runs at an average of 19.83 while batting at number three. It is very important for India to win this test match. At present the 5-match test series is tied at 1-1. Australia has also made 2 changes in its playing eleven. 19-year-old Sam Konstans is making his/her international debut while Scott Boland has returned to Australia’s playing eleven in place of Josh Hazlewood.

After losing the toss at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rohit Sharma said that he/she also wanted to bat first. he/she said that Shubman Gill is not playing in this match. Rohit told that Washington Sundar has got a chance in his/her place. Rohit will open with Yashasvi Jaiswal in this test. KL Rahul can be fielded at number three in batting in place of Shubman Gill. At the time of toss, when Ravi Shastri asked Rohit Sharma whether he/she would return to the top order, the hitman replied yes.

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Right-handed batsman Shubhman Gill has scored a total of 683 runs in 26 innings away from home. Gill’s performance while batting at number three in the last 7 innings has been very poor. During this period, his/her batting average has fallen to 19.83. The Indian team has replaced Gill with another spinner. Nitish Kumar Reddy was successful in saving his/her place, who has made a dream debut on the Australia tour.

India’s playing XI in Boxing Day Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

Australia’s playing XI in Boxing Day Test: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

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