IND vs AUS, 4th Test Preview

The Border Gavaskar Trophy comes to a close with this Fourth Test between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. Australia won the Third Test by nine wickets in Indore last week but still trail 2-1 in the series. India will have been hurt by their defeat and will be very keen to respond in this game. With the strength in their spin bowling and batting, they should be too strong for Australia. Australia will approach this game with more confidence after their big win last week. However, they will need to play to an even higher standard if they are to win this Test against a strong India team in home conditions.

IND vs AUS, 4th Test Details

India vs Australia – 4th Test

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad

Date & Time: 09th March 2023 at 09:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports

IND vs AUS, 4th Test Pitch Report

This venue has delivered very spin-friendly surfaces in previous games and after seeing similar pitches across the series, we expect more of the same in this Test.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

IND vs AUS, 4th Test Probable Playing XIs:

India Probable Playing XIs

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

Australia Probable Playing XIs

Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann

Topmost Picks for IND vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, 4th Test:

Top Picks – India

• Ravichandran Ashwin- the off-spinner added another four wickets to his Test tally of 467 dismissals in the last game. He has taken the wicket of Alex Carey four times so far in the series.
• Ravindra Jadeja- the bowling all-rounder was pushed up the order to bat at number five in the last Test. He is the leading wicket taker on both sides in the series.

Top Picks – Australia

• Usman Khawaja- the left-handed opener has shown himself to be a competent player of spin on this tour. He has hit a half-century in both of the last two Tests.
• Nathan Lyon- with 19 wickets at an average of 17.94 across the series so far, only Ravindra Jadeja has taken more wickets across the first three Tests.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs AUS Dream11 Team:

Peter Handscomb, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Ravindra Jadeja(C), Ravichandran Ashwin(VC), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Umesh Yadav, Matt Kuhnemann

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs AUS Dream11 Team:

Peter Handscomb, Virat Kohli(VC), Rohit Sharma, Usman Khawaja, Cheteshwar Pujara, Marnus Labuschagne, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon(C), Umesh Yadav

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Ravindra Jadeja, Nathan Lyon

Vice-captain – Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli

Wicketkeeper – Peter Handscomb

IND vs AUS 4th Test Probable Winners:

Very few pundits foresaw Australia’s win in Indore and it was a brilliant performance from their spinners on Day One which set up the victory. Australia will approach this game with more confidence after their big win last week. A couple of early wickets for Australia in this game could well see some nerves in the India batting line-up and amongst their supporters. However, we anticipate India to come back in this Test and to play Australia’s spinners, Lyon in particular, with more skill. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.