India won the Test match in Sydney 46 years ago and went on to win the final of this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) will not only end the wait of more than four decades but will also help India defend the trophy.
After losing the fourth Test match of this BGT, India lost 2-1 to Australia, who now need just a draw to reclaim the trophy for the first time since 2014. -2 tied the score and they retained it as the winners of the previous edition.
India started the tour on an exciting note with a 295-run victory in Perth but fell short by 10 wickets in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. The Brisbane Test ended in a draw and the hosts once again defeated the visitors by 184 runs in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
While India’s only win in this series came at a venue known for its fast pace and bouncy pitches (Perth), the series final will be played at the most spin-friendly venue in Australia’s history, which Perfect for Team India at the most.
The rotated legend emphasizes this point Anil Kamble During the 2003-04 tour of Australia, the former India captain took 12 wickets in the tournament.
India is no longer led by spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from international cricket after the third Test of this series. This responsibility now falls on Ravindra Jadejawho will have the spinner washington sundar assist him.
Will one of them perform Kumble for India? Time will tell.
Here are some interesting trivia from the testing so far at the SCG:
– In January 2004, Kamble’s figures of 12 runs in 279 matches – 8/141 + 4/138 – remain the best figures by an Indian bowler in a Test match in Sydney in January 2004.
– Rishabh Pant has been consistent in Tests at this venue, scoring 159 runs in January 2019, 36 and 97 in January 2021.
– In January 1978, India’s only victory in 13 Test matches played at this venue, under the captaincy of Bishan Singh Bedi, was an innings victory of 2 runs. Taking most of the wickets – Bishan Singh Bedi (3/49 + 2/62), Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (4/30 + 2/85) and Erlapalli P Erapalli Prasanna (1/14 + 4/51).
– Out of 13 Test matches played in Sydney, India lost 5 and drew the remaining 7.
– Of the 112 Tests played in Australia, 23 were drawn (61 wins, 28 losses) Sydney The most of any venue in Australia.
– In the 2011-12 Sydney Test, India (191 and 400) led Australia by 468 runs in the first innings (declared 659/4) – their highest score against Australia. India lost by an innings and 68 runs.
– Sachin Tendulkar enjoys an excellent Test record at the SCG, scoring a total of 785 runs in five Tests at an average of 157.00, including three hundred and two fifties. Among his three hundreds, there were 148 not out in 1992, 241 not out in 2004 and 154 not out in 2008.
– Of the captain’s eight triple hundreds in Tests, three have come against India – 329 not out by Sydney Michael Clark (Australia) in 2012; 333 by Graham Gooch (England) at Lord’s in 1990, Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) Awarded in Wellington in 2014.
– Clark remains the only batsman and captain to hit a triple century in Sydney (329 not out against India in 2012).
– Clark and Michael Hussey (150 not out) had an unbroken partnership of 334 against India in Sydney in 2012, the only 300-run partnership against India in a Test match.
– In the said Test, Clark and Ricky Ponting put on a 288-run stand for the fourth wicket, the only instance in which Australia scored more than 250 runs as a duo in the same innings. The above incident remains the only one targeting India.
(Statistics and Trivia By: Rajesh Kumar)
