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The star batter was dropped from Pakistan's squad during the Test series against England at home after a poor run of form in red-ball cricket in 2024. Babar replaces struggling opener Abdullah Shafique in the playing XI for the first Test against the Proteas starting on December 26.
Will the new-look team, under veteran Rohit Sharma's leadership, be able to turn the tables on Australia for the third consecutive time in Melbourne? With the series locked at 1-1 and a place in the WTC final at stake, the time is perfect to deliver a punch at Australia in the Boxing Day Test.
Babar Azam scored 228 runs in 6 ODI innings in 2024 but finished 2024 as the No.1 ODI batter in the updated ICC men's batting rankings on Wednesday. The rising youngster Saim Ayub also witnessed a big jump in the latest ODI rankings.
Travis Head, Saim Ayub and Heinrich Klaasen were amongst some of the biggest gainers in the latest ICC rankings across all formats. India's Jasprit Bumrah stayed at the top of the rankings for Test bowlers but equalled the India record while attaining his career-best rating points.
India will take on Australia in the Boxing Day Test, the fourth encounter of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the MCG starting Thursday, December 26. With the Gabba Test ending in a draw, it is set to be a riveting race to the finish with crucial World Test Championship points at stake.
The ongoing Border-Gavaskar series is poised nicely at 1-1 after the Gabba draw. While Australia have already named their playing XI making a couple of changes, India's line-up could also see as many personnel tweaks and more so in the combination and the balance for the Boxing Day Test.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins confirmed that the hard-hitting in-form Travis Head was good to go after sustaining a crampy groin following the Gabba Test. The series is squared 1-1 as both Australia and India aim to throw the first punches at the MCG after a draw at the Gabba.
IND vs AUS Pitch Report: Both India and Australia will enter the fourth Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground as favourites on Thursday. India have won the last two Boxing Day Test matches at MCG and are expecting the same result in the upcoming BGT fixture.
The young all-rounder Pratika Rawal scored 76 off 86 balls to help India post their joint-highest ODI total of 358 and then picked two wickets to bowl out West Indies to 243 to seal the three-match ODI series at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
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