Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin's absence makes India do THIS first since Melbourne 1948 Test

India took field against Australia on Friday, January 15 at Gabba without two of ir ace bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin. Both Bumrah and R Ashwin got injured earlier and y were yet to recover in time for series-deciding final Test match. ir exclusion from playing XI made way for two debutants, T Natarajan and Washington Sundar in line-up as a depleted Indian unit aims to fight hard to defend ir Border-Gavaskar Trophy hour.

R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah injury prompts changes in playing XI

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India vs Australia 4th Test: Ajinkya Rahane and co. matches 1948 feat with Ashwin, Bumrah injury

With injuries to R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma, Indian team manment has been forced to field an inexperienced attack in ir all-important fourth Test of series. As many as four Indian bowlers have made ir Test debuts in ongoing series Down Under, with two of m making ir debuts in same series-deciding Test match at Gabba.

While second and third Test witnessed debuts of Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini respectively, T Natarajan and Washington Sundar became cap holders 300 and 301 for India in final Test. aforementioned debuts mean that Team India is fielding ir least experienced bowling attack since 1948, in terms of number of wickets taken in format.

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Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian side took field at Gabba on Day 1 of fourth Test with just 13 wickets between m. With T Natarajan and Washington Sundar making ir debuts, only Test wicket takers in India’s 4th Test playing XI are Mohammed Siraj (7 wickets), Navdeep Saini (4 wickets) and part-timer Rohit Sharma (2 wickets). last time India fielded a bowling line-up with less than 50 Test wickets among m was way back in 1948, also against Australia, at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which was against Don Bradman's ' Invincibles' side as India was led by great Lala Amarnath.

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India vs Australia live updates

At time of publishing, Australia reached 153-3 after 54 overs. Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar picked up a wicket each, with latter two of three also collecting ir first-ever respective Test wickets.

For India vs Australia live streaming in India, fans can tune in to Sony Pictures Sports Network (SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 3 and SONY SIX). Meanwhile, for India vs Australia live scores, one can visit official website and social media ps of BCCI and Cricket Australia. live streaming of fourth Test is also available for fans on SonyLIV app. India vs Australia 4th Test match is being played at Gabba in Brisbane between January 15 and 19.

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Im source: BCCI Twitter