Beau Webster was the top run-getter in the previous season of the Sheffield Shield (2023-24). He plays for Tasmania in the domestic circuit and is arguably Australia's best allrounder in the domestic circuit. Webster will be making his international debut for Australia at the SCG on Friday.
Pat Cummins is known for making bold calls as a skipper and the decision to leave Mitchell Marsh out of Australia's playing XI for the New Year's Test in Sydney is one of them. Marsh is replaced by Beau Webster, who is also a batting allrounder.
Mitchell Marsh has been struggling both with the bat and ball in hand in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The star allrounder has not scored a single fifty and has been unable to do the fourth pacer's job.
Shubman Gill failed to make India's playing eleven for the fourth Test match against Australia but is expected to return after the team's poor show at MCG. Prasidh Krishna might also get a nod in the Sydney Test after poor blowing performances from Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep.
IND vs AUS, Pitch Report: Sydney Cricket Ground is set to host the last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 starting on January 3. The venue offers good help to the fast bowlers with an average first innings score of 318 in Test cricket.
"We could pass a law here that says Jasprit Bumrah has to bowl left-handed or off one step. Every time he has come onto bowl has been very exciting," the Australian Primer Minister Anthony Albanese jokingly said ahead of the last match of BGT 2024-25 in Sydney.
The Indian cricket team continue to witness a downfall since the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as the head coach. India lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka, suffered an embarrassing 0-3 Test series loss to New Zealand and are on the verge of WTC final race elimination under Gambhir's reign.
After an impressive start to his Test career, the young batting all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy registered his maiden international century during the fourth Test match between India and Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 29.
The former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli was admitted to a private hospital in Thane after his health deteriorated on December 21. He was later diagnosed with urine-related disease and clots in his brain.
R Vaishali defeated China's Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in the quarter-finals before suffering an agonising loss to another Chinese opponent Ju Wenjun 0.5-2.5 in the semi-final. She is the sister of chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa.
Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The 31-year-old has claimed 30 wickets in four Tests at an astounding average of 12.83 and has single-handedly kept India in the series.
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Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker for India and overall in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The right-arm speedster has claimed 30 scalps in eight innings at an average of 12.83. Pat Cummins is the second-leading wicket-taker with 20 poles.
Australia drafted Scott Boland into their playing XI for the boxing day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) after an injury to Josh Hazlewood. However, Jhye Richardson may get an opportunity if Australia rest Mitchell Starc for the New Year's Test at the SCG.
Australia have a formidable record at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The Kangaroos need a win at the Sydney Cricket Ground to join South Africa in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle.
Team India need to register a win at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to stay in contention for a place in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 final. In addition to that, they also need to pray that Australia do not achieve anything more than two draws in Sri Lanka.
MS Dhoni will be making his return to the cricket field for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming IPL 2025. Dhoni, whose only competitive cricket is IPL now, has dropped a major update on his fitness ahead of the new season of the tournament.
MS Dhoni retired from International cricket in 2020 after playing for the Indian team for more than 15 years. Dhoni has opened up about maintaining distance from social media during his International days. Dhoni is set to feature in the upcoming Indian Premier League.
Rohit Sharma's moment finally came when he made the iconic walk and lifted the T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies. His lows hit him as he has been seen walking in pain after his failures in Australia. Rohit has summarised his 2024.
Jasprit Bumrah was among the two Indians to make it to the Playing XI of 2024 in Test cricket announced by an Aussie media outlet. Bumrah has also been named the captain of the team that has two Australians but not Pat Cummins.
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