After suffering from back spasms on Day 2, Jasprit Bumrah returned to lead his side from the front after Australian captain Pat Cummins rattled the visiting side in the opening hour of Day 3 at the SCG.
Australia captain Pat Cummins entered the 500 international wickets club after another effective display with the ball in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.
Speculations and rumours came true when Jasprit Bumrah walked out at the SCG during the time of the toss instead of Rohit. The rumour mill started to report about the seasoned opener's absence from the playing XI due to his lack of involvement in the training session.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is on the cusp of making history after he went level with former spinner Bishan Singh Bedi for most wickets in an overseas Test series for India.
Debutant Beau Webster felt Australia were "unfortunate" to be on the opposite side of the decision which saw the third umpire ruling out Steven Smith's attempted catch for India stalwart Virat Kohli's dismissal on the opening day of the Sydney Test.
Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar was amazed by the aggression shown by the Indian team and especially stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah on Day 1 of the final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Former cricketer Madan Lal weighed in on India captain Rohit Sharma sitting out in the Sydney Test and whether he should consider retiring from the format after the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The world of cricket was left in a state of shock when Jasprit Bumrah came out at the time of the toss, confirming Rohit's absence from the playing XI. At the time of the toss, the stand-in skipper confirmed that Rohit opted out.
Pant sustained blows on his body while Jadeja dealt with caution throughout their valiant 48-run stand. Pant went against his nature and relied on his defensive technique to steer India to a respectable total.
A bunch of passionate cricket fans gather outside the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground as the fifth Test match between India and Australia of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy kicks off on Friday.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has placed Steven Smith right up with Australian greats and rooted for him to score a double hundred in front of his home crowd in Sydney against India in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke feels Rishabh Pant would have regretted the shot that led to his dismissal in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test more.