The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is tied at 1-1 after 3 matches. Now the fourth match of the series between India and Australia is being played on the historic ground of Melbourne. The toss has taken place for this match starting today i.e. Thursday 26th December. As soon as the toss took place, Indian captain Rohit Sharma decided to bowl first. During this, he also revealed the names of 11 players of Team India who played in this match. Looking at the pitch of Melbourne, it was expected to be fielded with two spinners, which proved to be correct. The Indian captain has made one change for this match and has replaced Shubman Gill with Washington Sundar. Whereas host Australia has made two changes in the playing eleven. 19-year-old young opener Sam Constance will debut in place of Nathan McSweeney, while Scott Boland will replace injured Josh Hazlewood.

Why did Washington get the chance?

Spinners usually get help on the Melbourne ground. Spinners play a very important role on this pitch on the fourth and fifth days after the pitch breaks. Therefore, Team India has decided to go with two spinners. This means that now Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar will be seen together in the Indian team. Sundar has performed brilliantly in recent times. Along with the ball, he also makes important contributions with the bat.

Sundar has so far taken 24 wickets in 7 test matches at an average of 23.91. With the bat, he has scored 387 runs at an excellent average of 48.37, which includes 3 fifties. Whereas host Australia has made two changes in the playing eleven. 19-year-old young opener Sam Constance will debut in place of Nathan McSweeney, while Scott Boland will replace injured Josh Hazlewood.

Team India's playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Australia's playing XI:

Usman Khawaja, Sam Constants, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon.

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