IND vs AUS 5th Test: Big blow to Indian team before Sydney Test match, star bowler out due to injury

India vs Australia's five-match Test series is currently tied at 1-1. The fifth and last match of this series is to be played in Sydney from January 3, 2025. Before this Test match, the Indian team suffered a major setback. Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir said that Akashdeep is injured and is suffering from back pain.

Due to this, he has been ruled out of India's playing-11 in the fifth Test. In such a situation, it is believed that after Akashdeep is out, the Indian team may play the last Test match with Harshit Rana or Prasidh Krishna, because the Sydney Cricket Ground is usually helpful for spin bowlers, so India can go with 2 spinners.

IND vs AUS: Akash Deep ruled out of Sydney Test match due to injury

Akashdeep took 5 wickets in two matches (Brisbane and Melbourne) in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He did not manage to take many wickets. At the same time, there were many catches dropped in his bowling. Meanwhile, India has suffered a setback due to his exclusion from the team due to injury in the fifth Test match (Akash Deep Ruled out of Sydney Test IND vs AUS). Coach Gautam Gambhir revealed this in the press conference before the match. Gambhir said that Akashdeep is out of the team due to a back injury. Gambhir also said during this that the playing-11 would be decided after looking at the pitch.

IND vs AUS: Mitchell Marsh out of Australia's playing-11

On the other hand, Australia has confirmed that all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will not participate in the deciding match of the series due to poor form. Tasmania all-rounder Beau Webster is ready to make his debut. This information was given by Australia captain Pat Cummins during the press conference.

Let us tell you that 33-year-old Marsh scored only 73 runs in seven innings of four Test matches and Cummins cited this as the reason for his exclusion from the team. He has bowled only 33 overs in the series so far and has taken only three wickets. Cummins said in the pre-match press conference that there has been a change in our team. Beau Webster has replaced Mitch Marsh. Mitch knows that he has not scored enough runs.