Australia vs India: Rain expected to play spoilsport at The Gabba
Guru SaiReporter
Posted - 2021-01-15T11:27:52+06:00
Updated - 2021-01-15T11:27:52+06:00
The ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy series is currently level at 1-1.
won the Adelaide Test by 8 wickets to take a lead in the series.
bounce back in the second Test in Melbourne and won by 8 wickets. Both teams settled for a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The fourth and final Test is currently being played in Brisbane at The Gabba. Earlier, there were reports that India were not willing to travel to Brisbane due to harsh quarantine protocols. However, all those reports were dismissed after the team management gave a green signal to play the fourth Test.
Australia have a terrific record at The Gabba as they haven't lost a Test match since 1988, which goes to show their sheer dominance at this venue. While the fans expected a good battle at this venue for the series decider, there are chances of rain from Day 2 onwards which is surely not a good sign for both the teams.
Rain interruptions could play an important role in the outcome of the Border Gavaskar Trophy series. According to the meteorological department, there are 49% chances of rain coming in on Day 2 of the ongoing fourth Test.
Much to everyone's shock, there are chances of over 50% rain on Day 4 and 5 of the Test. Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari who fought through injuries are not playing the Brisbane Test. Meanwhile, T Natarajan, Washington Sundar and
made their debut at The Gabba.
Natarajan is also the first India to make a debut across 3 formats in the same tour. Australia captain Tim Paine won the toss and decided to bat first at their favourite venue. The hosts have gone past the 180-run mark and lost three wickets in the process.
Sundar and Thakur had their dream debut by dismissing the likes of Steve Smith and Marcus Harris respectively.
provided a good start to the game by dismissing the dangerous David Warner as
took a sensational catch at the slip.
India Squad
Playing
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Mayank Agarwal,
(wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, T Natarajan
Bench
Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Wriddhiman Saha,
,
Australia Squad
Playing
David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith,
, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (c & wk),
,
, Nathan Lyon,
Bench
, Travis Head, Michael Neser, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Swepson, James Pattinson