Tuesday, October 27
There was a certain edginess about the Indian net session on Thursday, the eve of the fifth and final Test in Sydney. The stakes couldn’t be higher. For the first time since 2016-17, India face the prospect of losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India could have come to Sydney with a 1-1 scoreline, but one bad session in Melbourne cost them the fourth Test to make it 2-1 in favour of Australia. This Test, however, is more than just a scoreline. It holds immense significance for the future trajectory of Indian cricket, signalling the beginning of the transition that’s been talked about for months now. The churn is set to begin here in Sydney. Consider these observations from India’s training session: Captain Rohit Sharma did not practice slip catching, even as others did; his brief bat
