AUS
ENG
| Match | AUS vs ENG, 4th Test, The Ashes,Test |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, December 26th, 2025 |
| Time | 5:30 am IST |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Shreyas Iyer's T20I appointment signals India's move away from the all-format captaincy model that shaped the Dhoni, Kohli, and Rohit eras, towards a more format-specific leadership
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has strong Youth ODI numbers and an IPL 2026 Orange Cap, but India's ODI depth means he must prove himself in senior cricket
India have lost five of their last nine Tests on spin-friendly tracks and now face a Sri Lankan side whose home success still rests heavily on slow bowling
Manav is now the tenth Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut
India's win by an innings and 300 runs against Afghanistan is now their biggest victory in Test cricket by margin of runs
The parents of batting wonder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are set to accompany him during the national team's tour of Ireland and England, and the BCCI is set to bear their expenses in the UK.
After declaring their first innings at a commanding 564/8, India struck regularly with the ball, with Suthar claiming three wickets and Prasidh Krishna adding two
Pant added an entertaining 81 as India's top and middle order batters dominated the Afghanistan attack after resuming at overnight 368 for three
Saleem, who went wicketless in his Test debut against Sri Lanka, performed with brilliant consistency and added big names like Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan to his wicket column in Mullanpur
Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant also dominated the Afghanistan bowling attack with brilliant half-centuries