Everyone was eagerly waiting for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia. This series started last month with the Perth Test and till now 2 matches have been played. But more time has been spent waiting for the match to start than the excitement seen on the field. For now, once again this wait is over, because now the third test match of the series is ahead. India and Australia are clashing again after 4 years at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane. Last time, Team India had won here and if it wants success this time too, then captain Rohit Sharma will have to get the first step right in the toss itself.

Team India has breached the fort in Gaba

This series of five test matches is currently tied at 1-1. Team India had surprised Australia in the very first match of the series played in Perth and won by a huge margin of 295 runs. Surprised by the first defeat, Australia made a strong comeback and by defeating Team India by 10 wickets in Adelaide, they not only leveled the series but also maintained their dominance in the day-night test.

Now eyes are on the third test, where both the teams have a chance to take the lead. Looking at the history of Brisbane, host Australia is the contender for victory but it has faced defeat here twice in the last 4 years.

Out of these, its first defeat was against Team India only. In January 2021, Team India defeated Australia by 3 wickets. In this way, after 32 years, a team had breached the Gaba fort. Then in the beginning of 2024, West Indies surprised everyone and defeated Australia. The difference was that he had defeated Australia with the pink ball.

Just don't make this mistake Rohit Sharma

Now under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India would like to do something similar but for this the Indian captain will have to take the right step during the toss itself.

For this they should look at the results of the last 5 test matches. Out of the 5 Test matches played at Gabba from 2019 to 2024, 4 matches have been won by the team bowling first. West Indies is the only team which registered victory while batting first. That means captain Rohit Sharma should not make the mistake of batting first after winning the toss because what West Indies did is unlikely to happen again.

In 4 out of these 5 matches, the captain who won the toss had chosen to bat first but except West Indies, that team had to face defeat in the remaining three matches.

This also includes the India-Australia Test of 2021. There was only one occasion when a captain won the toss and chose to bowl first and won. This captain was Australia's Pat Cummins, who achieved this success against South Africa. In such a situation, if Team India has to register victory, then Indian captain Rohit Sharma will have to take the first step.

This also includes the India-Australia Test of 2021. There was only one occasion when a captain won the toss and chose to bowl first and won. This captain was Australia's Pat Cummins, who achieved this success against South Africa. In such a situation, if Team India has to register victory, then Indian captain Rohit Sharma will have to take the first step.