India and Australia are currently in Sydney preparing for the fifth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 which is scheduled to take place from January 3 to 7 at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. Hosts Australia who are currently leading 2-1 in the five Test match series will look to defeat India to confirm their berth for the World Test Championship (WTC) final which will take place in England later this year.
On the other hand, Team India will go with massive changes against Australia in the Sydney Test. As per the reports, India captain Rohit Sharma will not feature in the final Test of the series and Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side. Apart from Rohit, Akash Deep is injured and ruled out of the fifth Test and Prasidh Krishna will come into India's XI for the fifth Test. India young batter Shubman Gill who missed the fourth Test match will also come into the side for Pink Test in Sydney. In absence of Rohit, KL Rahul will open batting alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Here are the details of when and where to watch the India vs Australia fifth Test match online and on TV.
When will the India vs Australia fifth Test match start?
The India vs Australia fifth Test match will begin on Friday (January 3).
What time will the India vs Australia fifth Test match begin?
The India vs Australia fifth Test match will begin at 5:00 AM IST. Toss is scheduled for 4:30 AM IST.
Where will the India vs Australia fifth Test match take place?
The India vs Australia fifth Test match will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney.
How to watch the live telecast of the India vs Australia fifth Test match?
The India vs Australia fifth Test match will be available for live telecast on Star Sports Network in India.
How to live stream the India vs Australia fifth Test match?
The India vs Australia fifth Test match will be live-streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app.
India vs Australia probable playing XIs
Australia confirmed XI: Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India probable playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Squads:
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Tanush Kotian, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana
Australia Squad: Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Beau Webster, Jhye Richardson, Sean Abbott
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