IND vs AUS: Revealed: Why Mohammed Siraj Is Not A Part Of India’s Playing 11 for Australia 4th Test

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Mohammed Siraj. Pic Credits: Twitter.

The fourth Test match between India and Australia is beginning today at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad (Match 9). Australia’s captain, Steve Smith, has won the toss and chosen to bat first. With one match left, India has a 2-1 advantage in the Test series.

India would almost certainly qualify for the WTC final with a victory in the fourth Test, giving them a series victory over Australia at home. Meanwhile. Mohammed Siraj will not be playing for India in the fourth Test.

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Australia has made no changes to its playing XI for this Test match, while India has made one change to its playing XI. Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami has taken the position of Mohammed Siraj for India. Mohammed Siraj was rested in the fourth Test, as per Rohit Sharma, while Mohammed Shami took his spot in the XI.

For the host team in this Test match, the three Indian spinners are crucial once again. In the series thus far, 39 wickets have been taken by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Prior to getting a rest for the third Test, Mohammad Shami grabbed seven wickets in the first two matches.

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Rohit Sharma Explains Mohammed Siraj’s Exclusion From Ahmedabad Test:

The reasoning behind Mohammed Siraj’s exclusion from India’s starting lineup for the fourth Test against Australia.

As Rohit Sharma said during the toss, “We would have batted first. We know what needs to be done. Mohammed Siraj is rested and Shami is back. It’s always nice to have some time off. We need to regroup as a team, you can reflect on so many things. Not the surface of what we saw in the first three Tests, looks like a good pitch, I hope it stays the same for all five days.”

Team India will try to turn things around on Thursday when they face Australia in the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after suffering a difficult nine-wicket loss in Indore.

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

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