New Delhi. Indian cricket team has a chance to create history against Australia in Australia. Team India can do such a miracle by winning the Boxing Day Test which no team has done against the host team in 139 years. Currently, both the teams are tied at 1-1 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. With winning the fourth match, India will be able to create a record of three consecutive Test wins in Melbourne.
The Indian team, which started the Australia tour with a spectacular win, lost in the second match. The third match was a draw between both the teams. The fourth match of the 5-match Test series can prove to be decisive for the series. Winning here means that Team India will retain its hold on the series. India can field with the same playing eleven which they fielded in the Gabba Test. R Ashwin has announced his retirement from international cricket and has returned home. Tanush Kotian has replaced him.
India has a chance to create history
The fourth Test of the series will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 26 to 30 December. The five-match series is tied at 1-1 and this is an important match for both the teams. If India wins the MCG Test, they will become the first team to win 3 consecutive Tests at the prestigious venue since 1885.
If we look at the results of the Boxing Day Test, the Indian team seems to dominate the hosts. In 2014, 2018 and 2020, India played the Melbourne Test in Australia. Team India had registered a victory of 137 runs in 2018 while in 2020 it had defeated Australia by eight wickets.
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 25, 2024, 1:02 PM IST