iND vs AUS, 5th Test: 4 Test matches of the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy have been played between India and Australia. Team India started the series with a win, but after 4 Test matches, host Australia has taken a 2-1 lead in the series. Now Team India faces a big challenge to avoid defeat. In such a situation, the last Test match of the series to be played in Sydney has become very important for Team India. The Indian team will have to win the Sydney Test at all costs to keep itself in the race for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) and then pray that Australia does not get a single win on the Sri Lanka tour. However, if the Sydney Test is drawn, the Indian team's hopes will be dashed because even after losing both the Tests in Sri Lanka, the Australian team will reach the final.

Although the Indian team will try to put in all its effort in the Sydney Test, but there is one thing that no one can control. What we are talking about is the weather. Actually, the weather can pose a big challenge to the Indian team in the Sydney Test. The Sydney Test will begin on January 3. There is no chance of rain in the first 3 days, but the weather can slightly affect the game on the fourth and fifth day. There is a possibility of rain even a day before the match starts.

Threat of rain on last day

According to the AccuWeather report, there is a 57 percent chance of rain in Sydney on January 2. After this, there is not much risk of rain for the next 4 days, but there is an 80 percent chance of rain on the last day of the Sydney Test i.e. January 7. If this happens, the match may be a draw, which Team India would not want at all. Team India would want to win the Sydney Test at any cost so that its hopes of reaching the WTC final remain intact.

Australia team squad for Sydney Test: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head (vice-captain), Steve Smith (vice-captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh English, Usman Khawaja, Sam Constastas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.