Australia vs India 4th Test: Who Will Win?

The Border-Gavaskar trophy has come to an exciting point where both Australia and India have won one match each and the third fixture ended up as a draw due to interruption by rain.

We are left to witness two thrilling and entertaining fixtures in the series between the two teams. There is intense pressure on both sides and that intense pressure has also created an intense rivalry between Australia and India. The Indian betting apps will have the best odds for AUS vs IND 3rd Test.

A lot has changed on both sides since the beginning of the series. India’s ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has announced his retirement from international cricket and the hosts are facing major injury blows in their pace attack. The visitors are struggling with their batting unit but the opposition has dominated with the bat in the last 2 fixtures.

Countless calculations and tactics are going on on both ends and speculations are coming out on who will win the 4th Test at Melbourne. In this article, we have analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and have covered the odds on different betting platforms which talk volumes for the result in the 4th Test.

Australia vs India 4th Test - Odds

As per the odds mentioned on the above websites, Australia is the clear winner in the 4th Test. However, the Indian squad won’t let go so easily and there is a tough fight expected to take place between the two teams.

Australia vs India 4th Test - Strengths and Weakness

Australia

Australia’s strength clearly lies in their batting unit. Steve Smith, after failing to score in the first two Tests, has made a fabulous comeback to his old form in the 3rd Test. Travis Head has been a consistent performer for the team in the middle order. The presence of Alex Carey in the lower order has been beneficial because of his higher average in the last 3 Tests.

Cricket Australia has made some minor changes in the squad for the 4th Test. Nathan McSweeney has been dropped from the last two Tests and the 19-year-old opening batter Sam Konstas has been given the opportunity to make his debut for the national squad. The changes are made taking into consideration the below-average performance of Australia’s top order against the Indian bowling unit.

To strengthen the pace attack of the team, the selectors have finally recalled Jhye Richardson to the red-ball format. He was last seen playing Test cricket in 2021 against England. The decision was taken considering the injury of Josh Hazlewood. The hosts will also have Scott Bolan in their playing XI.

Probable Playing XI

Pat Cummins (capt), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster

India

The visitors will be eyeing to return to the winning ways after losing out on the 2nd Test and narrowly skipping a loss in the 3rd match. They will be missing out on Ravichandran Ashwin as the spin maestro shocked the cricketing world after announcing his retirement from international cricket.

Indian top order has been crumbling in front of Aussies bowling attack. Yashaswi Jaiswal has completely flopped in the previous 2 games and Shubman Gill has been a complete failure. KL Rahul has come out as the player who has handled things for the team in the top order.

India’s modern-day legend Virat Kohli has also failed consistently after making some big blunders during his turn to bat. Australia’s nightmare Rishabh Pant is also struggling and that is impacting the overall performance of the host.

Team India will be again dependent on their bowling unit and their deadly pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Mohammed Siraj is turning out to be expensive in every match and Aakash Deep failing to scalp wickets. Nitish Kumar Reddy will be India’s key player because he has been consistent with both bat and bowl.

Probable Playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy

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