Reportedly this series is very important for both the teams because its result will somehow decide whether Team india will enter the World Test championship final or australia will play its second consecutive final. Looking at the adelaide Test, it was revealed that the indian team has many flaws not only in the batting but also in the bowling department. So let's know about three such players, whose dropping can brighten the fortunes of the indian team.
1. Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin has so far taken 537 wickets in Test cricket. But his figures in australia are not very good. He has taken 40 wickets on Australian soil, but his bowling average is more than 42. Despite washington sundar being in good form, Ashwin's selection in the playing XI in the adelaide Test shows poor management. Sundar has taken 18 wickets in the last 3 Test matches and undoubtedly bats like a top order batsman.
2. KL Rahul
KL rahul batted very well in the Perth Test and scored a total of 103 runs in both innings. Due to this, rohit sharma left his place in the opening and batted at number six, but in the adelaide Test, Team india had to bear the brunt of this change in the order. Rohit should again open with yashasvi jaiswal and in the middle order, sarfaraz khan has played two half-century innings so far while playing at number six. Sarfaraz can prove to be very effective for the indian team as he has also batted from four to eight positions so far.
3. Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana has made his international debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024. He took 4 wickets in the first Test of the series, but in the second Test, the Australian batsmen thrashed him fiercely. He had become the weak link of the indian team. Now the third match is to be played in Brisbane, where the pitch has been showing a lot of bounce. In such a situation, it is possible that Prasidh krishna can prove to be more effective. His bowling action is different from Harshit, through which he can take more advantage of the bounce from the pitch.
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