Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: AUS vs IND 4th Test stats preview of players’ records and approaching milestones

Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Starc. (Photo Source: Twitter/X)

Australia will take on India in the fourth Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). With the series evenly poised at 1-1, the BGT 2024-25 caravan now moves to the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.

Speaking about the last game at the Gabba, rain played spoilsport in deciding the result leading to a draw. Speaking about the series, in the first Test at the Perth Stadium both teams were bowled out cheaply in their first innings, but the Indians batted long enough in the third to allow themselves a 295-run win.

The hosts eventually settled scores in the Day-Night Test at the Adelaide Oval. Travis Head made a blitzkrieg century on either side of India’s batting collapses that left Australia with just 19 runs to win. The series was eventually level.

Speaking about the squad, Australia will miss the services of Josh Hazlewood because of injury for the rest of the series and Scott Boland will be likely to replace him in the playing XI. They have dropped Nathan McSweeney for the remaining two Tests because of his subpar performances and added Sam Konstas. Konstas is confirmed to make his debut on Boxing Day. India have added Mumbai all-rounder Tanush Kotian to the squad because of Ravichandran Ashwin’s retirement but they will likely field the same playing XI on Thursday, December 26.

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Here are the upcoming milestones for players of both teams for this Test:

5 – Mitchell Starc (695) is five wickets away from registering 700 wickets in international cricket.

15 – Ravindra Jadeja (85) needs 15 wickets to complete 100 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

6 – Washington Sundar (94) needs six wickets to complete 100 wickets in international cricket.

4 – Ravindra Jadeja (46) needs four catches to complete 50 catches in Test cricket.

18 – Travis Head (432) needs eighteen fours to complete 450 fours in Test cricket.

57 – Travis Head (943) needs another 57 runs to complete 1000 runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

147 – KL Rahul (853) needs another one hundred and forty seven runs to complete 1000 runs in the Border- Gavaskar Trophy.