Australia vs India 4th Test Prediction

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Ravichandran Ashwin looked set to miss the fourth test due to injury but has been named in India's 13-man squad for the match anyway. Kuldeep Yadav is the 13, however, and could be named as the front-line spinner if Ashwin misses out as expected. Ishant Sharma is also not being risked due to a rib injury - Umesh Yadav is in the squad in his place - while KL Rahul replaces Rohit Sharma, who has flown home for family reasons. Hardik Pandya will not feature.

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Cheteshwar Pujara has hit two centuries in the three matches so far, both of which led to India victories. He has 328 runs so far at an average of 54.66 and has now hit 702 runs in his last nine tests.

Captain and world number one batsman Virat Kohli is the only other centurion in this series so far - hitting his 123, the 25th test century of his career, in the second test. Kohli has scored 259 runs in the series, which is actually a reduction on his recent form - 1,036 in his last ten tests at an average of 57.55. Rohit Sharma misses out due to family reasons, but Ajinkya Rahane will look to build on his two half-centuries so far.

India have plenty of depth with the ball too, with fit-again Jasprit Bumrah leading the way. He took nine wickets in the most recent test, including 6-33 in the first innings, as India claimed a 2-1 series lead. He now has 20 wickets in the three games so far and averages just 14.65.

Mohammed Shami has 14 wickets in the series, meanwhile, bowling in tandem with Bumrah and the two will ensure the absence of Ishant Sharma will not be too keenly felt.

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India, with injuries to key bowlers, lost 4-1 to England in the summer but are now looking for their second consecutive series win since.

Centuries for youngster Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja inspired a big innings win against West Indies on the back of the loss to England, getting India back to winning ways. They won the second test to claim the series 2-0 and are now 2-1 up against Australia.

Cheteshwar Pujara hit centuries in the first and third tests, both of which India have won, while Jasprit Bumrah has 20 wickets in the series. No matter what, India will now retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy - but they would like to do so with a series win, rather than a 2-2 draw.