KL Rahul became the first Indian batter to be dismissed on Day 1 of the 5th Test against Australia, falling to Mitchell Starc on a lively green SCG pitch. Rohit Sharma, India’s regular captain, was absent from the match, with Jasprit Bumrah stepping in as the stand-in captain and choosing to bat first in Sydney on Friday. India made two changes to their lineup, bringing in Shubman Gill to replace Rohit Sharma and Prasidh Krishna to take the place of the injured Akash Deep.
Soft dismissal of KL rahul#AUSvIND #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/FWlB5gFr0P
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Both Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul have now been dismissed and India is again witnessing top order collapse.
Rohit Sharma ‘Rested’
India’s skipper, Rohit Sharma, has been ‘Rested’ from the playing XI for the New Year’s Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. This decision has come at a time when Rohit is in a tough patch in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he has not been able to cross the 10-run mark in any of his five innings. This is a significant moment as Rohit Sharma becomes the first Indian captain to drop himself from the playing XI.
