India vs Australia: The playing eleven was announced a day before the Sydney Test in Australia. Australia has not included Mitchell Marsh in its playing eleven for the final and fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. 31 year old all-rounder Beau Webster has been given a chance in place of Marsh. Webster will make his Test debut against India. At the same time, India also did not include fast bowler Akash Deep in its playing eleven team.
Akash Deep out of the team
Fast bowler Akash Deep has been rested from India’s Test playing XI due to a back injury. Akash Deep will not play in the fifth and final Test against Australia starting on January 3. He was part of the playing eleven for the Brisbane and Melbourne Tests. He took five wickets. However, his performance in the last two test matches was not good. Many catches were missed.
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Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference before the Sydney Test match that Akash Deep has been rested due to a back problem. The final eleven will be announced after seeing the pitch. In place of Akash Deep, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna may get a chance to play in the playing eleven. India trails Australia by 1-2. To retain its place in this trophy, India will have to win the fifth and last match in difficult conditions.
Australia’s playing XI: Sam Constance, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
