Mitchell Starc confident of Australia comeback in Border-Gavaskar Trophy vs India: Series isn’t lost yet

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc is confident of his team making a strong comeback in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy despite losing the first two Tests. 

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Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat in the third Test against Australia in Indore. Both teams have made a few changes, with Shubman Gill replacing KL Rahul. Mohammed Shami was replaced by Umesh Yadav. Australia’s playing XI includes all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc.

“Still a lot to achieve in this series. The WTC is one part of it. There are personal adaptations in these conditions. The series isn’t lost yet. Still, an opportunity to draw the series. Have had a few days to reflect and rest after the second Test,” Starc told broadcasters.

“It was a forced break I guess with no facilities and whatnot in the break period. A good chance to prepare here and get involved in this series. With no facilities for training it was a forced break for a lot of people that might’ve wanted to get out there. A good chance to get around one another. A few of us did that around the golf course to relax and chat about the game,” Starc added.

Meanwhile, after two outstanding performances in Nagpur and Delhi, Rohit Sharma’s Team India will be hoping for a repeat performance in Indore. The hosts have already retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after winning the first two games of the four-match series, and a win here will help the team secure a berth in the much-anticipated World Test Championship, which is set to take place in June. Australia, on the other hand, will require nothing less than a monumental effort to win the series.

Playing XI’s for the third Test

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (C), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann

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