The Boxing Day Test will be played between India and Australia in Melbourne from 26 December. This will be the fourth test of Border Gavaskar Trophy. So far the three-match series is tied at one each. However, now both India and Australia would like to show strong performance in the last two matches and will try their best to win the series. There may be some important changes in Team India for the next match. India's second highest run scoring batsman Nitish Kumar Reddy can be dropped in this series. Washington Sundar can get his place in the team.

Nitish Reddy may be out of Melbourne test

Nitish Kumar Reddy made his Test debut in this Border Gavaskar Trophy. Till now he has batted brilliantly in three matches. Nitish has scored 179 runs in five innings of three matches. In this series, he has scored more runs than Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. His bat produced 19 fours and 7 sixes with a strike rate of 72.2. Despite this, why might he have to look out of the Melbourne Test? Let us tell you the reason behind this.

Why does Sundar get a chance instead of Nitish?

Team India last lost a Test on Melbourne ground in 2011. After this the match remained a draw in 2014. After this, Team India won on this ground in 2018 and 2020. The team will still enter with the same thinking. But for this, changes in the playing eleven are also possible. Keeping in mind the pitch of Melbourne, Team India can go with two spinners. In such a situation, Nitish's defeat is certain. There is already a spinner Ravindra Jadeja in the team. Rohit Sharma can give a chance to Washington Sundar as the second spinner. Sundar has played one match so far on this tour in which apart from taking 2 wickets, he also scored 32 runs.

Team India's probable playing eleven for Melbourne Test:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.