India lost the fifth and deciding Test against Australia in Sydney by six wickets inside three days to lose the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 3-1, which also knocked India out of the qualification race for the World Test Championship (WTC) final as Australia sealed that spot.
Australia, who won the BGT for the first time since 2014, will defend their WTC title against South Africa this June in London at the Lord's Cricket Ground.
In a series that saw India's famed batting line-up fall like a pack of cards, the young Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the most runs despite it being his maiden tour of Australia. Meanwhile, stalwarts like Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma failed to live up to the high standards they have set for themselves.
The star of the series turned out to be Jasprit Bumrah, who raised the bar with his 32 wickets across the five Tests. But it ended on an unfortunate note for India's bowling spearhead, as back spasms ruled him out from bowling in Australia's second innings, which significantly blunted India's attack.
Here's a statistical report card of the Indian squad:
BATTERS
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 5 matches, 391 runs, highest 161, average 43.44, 100s 1, 50s 2
KL Rahul - 5 matches, 276 runs, highest 84 , average 30.66, 100s 0, 50s 2
Rishabh Pant (wk) - 5 matches, 255 runs, highest 61, average 28.33, 100s 0, 50s 1
Virat Kohli - 5 matches, 190 runs, highest 100*, average 23.75, 100s 1, 50s 0
Shubman Gill - 3 matches, 93 runs, highest 31, average 18.60, 50s 0
Rohit Sharma - 3 matches, 31 runs, highest 10, average 6.20
Devdutt Padikkal - 1 match, 25 runs, highest 25, average 12.50
Dhruv Jurel (wk) - 1 match, 12 runs, highest 11, average 6.50
ALL-ROUNDERS
Ravinder Jadeja - (Batting) 3 matches, 135 runs, highest 77, average 27.00, 50s 1, 100s 0; (bowling) 4 wickets, best 3/78, average 54.50, strike rate 94.50
Nitish Kumar Reddy - (Batting) 5 matches, 298 runs, 114 highest, average 37.25, 50s 0, 100s 1; (bowling) 5 wickets, best 2/32, average 38.00, strike rate 52.80
Washington Sundar - (Batting) 3 matches, 114 runs, highest 50, average 22.80, 50s 1, 100s 0; (bowling) 3 wickets, best 2/48, average 38.66, strike rate 74.00
BOWLERS
Jasprit Bumrah - 5 matches, 32 wickets, best 6/76, average 13.06, strike rate 28.37, 5-fers 3
Mohammed Siraj - 5 matches, 20 wickets, best 4/98, average 31.15, strike rate 47.15, 5-fers 0
Prasidh Krishna - 1 match, 6 wickets, best 3/42, average 17.83, strike rate 27.00, 5-fers 0
Nitish Kumar Reddy - 5 matches, 5 wickets, best 2/32, average 38.00, strike rate 52.80
Akash Deep - 2 matches, 5 wickets, best 2/28, average 54.00, strike rate 93.40
Harshit Rana - 2 matches, 4 wickets, best 3/48, average 50.75, strike rate 67.50
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1 match, 1 wicket, best 1/53, average 53.00, strike rate 108.00
(Tanush Kotian replaced Ashwin after his retirement following the third Test in Brisbane, but he did not play any match)
BGT 2024-25 Result: Australia win 3-1
1st Test, Perth: India won by 295 runs
2nd Test, Adelaide: Australia won by 10 wickets
3rd Test, Brisbane: Draw
4th Test, Melbourne: Australia won by 184 runs
5th Test, Sydney: Australia won by 6 wickets
