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India captained Rahane in the absence of Virat Kohli. Cheteshwar Pujara was the co-captain in the Melbourne Test. On Friday, the BCCI removed Pujara and handed responsibility to Rohit for the first time.
Rohit did not come with the team to tour Australia due to an IPL injury. He did not play the ODI and T20 series. Arriving in Australia later, the team did not find him in the first two Tests due to the 14-day quarantine. He joined the team on Wednesday at the end of his quarantine.
Rohit has played 32 tests for India so far. He has scored more than two thousand runs with an average of 46.54. Fifty 10 with 6 centuries next to the name. However, its ability to test outside the country is still in doubt. His batting average in 14 home tests is 7.33. He averaged 26.32 in 16 tests abroad. There are no centuries, only five. This time on the Australian tour, therefore, extra attention will be paid to his personal performance.
Fast pitcher Umesh Yadav has been ruled out due to injury. The young pacemaker Thangarasu Natarajan, who has remained in Australia, has joined in his place. India chose Shardul Tagore before the Boxing Day test due to Mohammad Shamir’s injury.
India-Australia draw 1-1 in a four-game series. The third Round of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins next Thursday in Sydney. The fourth and final round of the series begins on January 15 in Brisbane.
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