As soon as he returned, Captain Rohit made a big decision, dropping 3 players from the Playing XI.
India vs Australia 2nd Test:The second match of the high-profile five-match Test series between India and Australia is being played at the Adelaide Oval. Rohit Sharma is making his return as captain in this day-night Test against Australia. He had missed the first Test in Perth due to the birth of his second child. However, Rohit Sharma is back for the second Test in Adelaide. As soon as he returned, Captain Rohit Sharma made some changes to the Indian playing XI, dropping three players. Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, and Dhruv Jurel have been left out of the squad. For this ongoing pink-ball Test match in Adelaide, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been included in the playing XI. Shubman Gill had missed the first Test in Perth due to a thumb injury. On the other hand, Washington Sundar’s presence was one of the reasons why Ravichandran Ashwin wasn’t picked in the first Test.
India’s Record in Recent Series in Australia: India has won the last two Test series in Australia. They made history by winning the Test series on their tours of Australia in 2018–19 and 2020–21, defeating the Kangaroos both times by a 2–1 margin. A total of 16 Test series have been played between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Out of these, India has won 10, while Australia has won 5. Additionally, one series ended in a draw. What Does India Need to Do to Qualify for the WTC Final? To qualify for the final of the 2025 World Test Championship, India needs to win this Test series against Australia by 4-0. The World Test Championship final will be played next year from June 11 to June 15 at Lord’s Cricket Ground. India currently leads the five-match series 1-0 after their dominant 295-run win over Australia in the first Test in Perth. Following this victory, Team India’s morale is high, and now they are focused on winning the day-night Test in Adelaide.
Playing XI: India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
