{"id":12572,"date":"2020-12-22T05:02:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T06:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=12572"},"modified":"2020-12-22T07:22:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T07:22:58","slug":"star-indian-all-rounder-eyes-boxing-day-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=12572","title":{"rendered":"Star Indian all-rounder eyes Boxing Day Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best all-rounders in the world could return to bolster the faltering Indians<\/a> in the Boxing Day Test, reports the Times of India.<\/p>\n

Ravi Jadeja didn't feature in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series due to a concussion and hamstring strain he had suffered in the first T20I, but he is reportedly back in the nets and in line to replace all-rounder Hanuma Vihari in the MCG clash if fit.<\/p>\n

It's believed Jadeja is the preferred option because he could play either as a specialist left-arm orthodox or bat in the top six – he averages 35.26 with the bat and has taken 213 wickets at 24.62 – whereas Vihari is a batting all-rounder who bowls part-time off-spin.<\/p>\n

"If Jadeja gets fit to bowl long spells, then there is no debate at all. Jadeja replaces Vihari on the basis of his all-round skills," a senior BCCI source told the Press Trust of India.<\/p>\n

"Also, it gives us an option to play five bowlers at the MCG."<\/p>\n

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India's side will likely look significantly different for the Boxing Day Test to the one that was bowled out for just 36 runs at Adelaide Oval<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Captain Virat Kohli will miss the remainder of the Test series<\/a> due to the birth of his first child, and Mohammed Shami won't feature again after a Pat Cummins thunderbolt fractured his right arm<\/a>, while opening batsman Privthi Shaw and wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha have been in poor form.<\/p>\n

Uncapped young gun Shubman Gill, who averages 68.78 and has a top score of 268 from 23 first-class matches, is likely set to replace Kohli, while Navdeep Saini and Mohammad Siraj are in a two-man battle to take Shami's spot.<\/p>\n

And KL Rahul is putting pressure on Shaw, who made a duck and four in the first Test, while Rishabh Pant – whose hilarious sledging of Australia skipper Tim Paine went viral when the Indians last visited in the 2018-19 summer – will make a return if Saha is axed.<\/p>\n

India have won the last two Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, with Australia not having won since the 2014-15 Australian summer.<\/p>\n

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