Today is the last day of the fourth match of the Test series between India and Australia, i.e. the Boxing Day Test. Australia’s second innings was reduced to 234 runs. If we add the lead of the first innings, then India will have to score 340 runs to win. And to draw the match, India will have to play the whole day. For this, the batsmen will have to be patient. Considering the form the Indian batsmen are in, this will be a challenge.
Indian batsmen will have to save their wickets from Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon throughout the day. At the same time, if they get a chance in the last session of the game, they can try to win. But the first goal will be to stay away from defeat.
India has big players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul. But no one is in good form. The top 4 batsmen being out of form in such a long Test series is a matter of concern for India.
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Yashasvi Jaiswal have scored runs in this series but it remains to be seen how they perform today. In bowling, Jasprit Bumrah is in excellent form and has taken 30 wickets in four Test matches.