India contemplated Test cricket without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on Monday after the star duo again failed to fire in the bruising series defeat to Australia. With out-of-form skipper Rohit missing,

India coach Gautam Gambhir said veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli still have a future in the team if they want it, despite disappointing returns on the test tour of Australia. The tourists went down 3-1 in the series after losing the fifth test by six wickets on Sunday to relinquish the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.

Australia’s star batter of a generation Steve Smith fell just short of an illustrious career milestone and a Jasprit Bumrah-led India took the advantage on the second day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

India might have lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025 title but Jasprit Bumrah's bowling mastery certainly remained the highlight of the five-match high-octane outing in Australia. Australia thrashed India by six wickets in the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to win the series 3-1.

Australia defeated India by 6 wickets in the India vs Australia 5th Test at Sydney to clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 series by 3-1. On Day 3 of the last BGT 2024-25 Test, India posted the target of 162 runs for Australia in the third innings after being bundled out for 157 runs on a Sydney pitch that had loads of assistance for the seamers.