Australia vs India, Sydney 3rd Test Preview

India Buoyed By Rohit Sharma Return, Australia Get David Warner Boost

With an aim to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Team India will take on hosts Australia in the 3rd Test match of the series in Sydney, starting January 7. Courtesy brilliant performance from the bowlers, Tim Paine's Australia had kicked off the series with a heroic win in the pink-ball Test match before India made a spectacular comeback in the 2nd Test.

With an aim to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Team India will take on hosts Australia in the 3rd Test match of the series in Sydney, starting January 7. Courtesy brilliant performance from the bowlers, Tim Paine's Australia had kicked off the series with a heroic win in the pink-ball Test match before India made a spectacular comeback in the 2nd Test.

Despite the win, the visitors will have a couple of changes in the 3rd Test. Newly-appointed vice-captain Rohit Sharma will be playing his first Test match since November 2019. He will replace Mayank Agarwal, who has struggled on the tour. Navdeep Saini, who didn't seem to be in contention leading to the Test match, will be playing his first-ever red-ball game at the highest level. He will replace Umesh Yadav, who has been ruled out of the series.

The hosts have dropped under-performing opener Joe Burns, while David Warner has made it back into the squad. Coach Justin Langer said that Warner is "very, very, very likely" to play in Sydney, while youngster Will Pucovski has been given the all-clear from concussion and may step out with Warner in a new-look opening partnership for Australia. Matthew Wade is set to move back down to the middle order, with Travis Head making way for Pucovski in the playing XI. For more updates and to win real money by Prediction with the help of our calculated predictions and cricket Prediction tips, keep visiting our website.