- The playing eleven for the Melbourne Test has been revealed. Nitish Kumar Reddy may be dropped in the fourth Test match. At the same time, a dangerous player has returned to the team after 358 days.
Nitish Kumar Reddy: Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the Boxing Day Test match. This match starting on 26th December is considered very important for both the teams. At the same time, a dangerous player may return to Team India before Melbourne. This player may return to Test cricket once again after 358 runs in the Melbourne Test.
According to media reports, this player can be selected in the final eleven in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy. The special thing is that this strong player has the power to change the fate of the match single-handedly.
Will return to the team after a long time
It is expected that Team India captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir can field this player in the Melbourne Test. The dangerous player we are talking about is none other than Prasidh Krishna who has the power to change the course of the match with his sharp bowling. Krishna may get help from the pitch of the Melbourne Test.
There are reports that a lot of grass has been left on the Melbourne pitch, due to which fast bowlers may dominate there. However, to include this player in the final eleven, a brilliant in-form player like Nitish Kumar Reddy may have to sit on the bench.
Krishna will make a comeback in the series
28-year-old right-arm fast bowler Prasidh Krishna can make the way for Team India’s comeback in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy easier. Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, no other fast bowler of India has been able to bowl impressively in the three matches played so far. This is the reason why captain Rohit Sharma is also relying more on Jasprit Bumrah for wickets and due to this he has to bowl long spells in the series.
With Krishna back in the playing XI, there will be less pressure on Jasprit Bumrah and skipper Rohit Sharma can strengthen the pace attack from both ends, which has looked weak so far.
Team India’s trio will play in Melbourne
Captain Rohit Sharma can bring back Prasidh Krishna by leaving out Nitish Kumar Reddy in the Melbourne Test. After Krishna’s return, Jaspreet Bumrah, Akashdeep Singh, and Prasidh Krishna themselves have the power to destroy the Australian batting order. India’s bowling lineup was very weak in the Perth, Adelaide, and Brisbane Tests, which is why the bowlers had to struggle for 1-1 wickets.
However, Krishna’s return is possible so that the team does not have to go through these circumstances again in the Melbourne Test. The tall Krishna has the experience of playing two Test matches, 17 ODIs, and 5 international T20Is for India. He can certainly take advantage of this experience on the Australia tour.
Team India’s probable playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj.
