New Delhi. Everyone's eyes are on the Indian cricket team's tour of Australia. Team India has to play a 5-match Test series here. If India wins the Border Gavaskar Trophy, it will remain in the race for the World Test Championship final. The form of captain Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli remains a matter of concern. In such a situation, Australia seems to have the upper hand against India. If India loses, there can be 5 reasons for it.

Rohit Sharma and Virat's poor form
The biggest concern of the Indian team is the form of the team's captain Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli. Both the players have not scored many runs in the last few innings. Rohit and Virat have not scored any runs in the last 10 innings. Both have been disappointed with their batting. The captain has scored a total of 133 runs including a half-century. Talking about Virat, he has scored 192 runs with a half-century innings.

Absence of Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami, who was out due to injury during the 2023 ODI World Cup, has returned after a year. Playing for Bengal, he took 7 wickets in the first match of the Ranji Trophy. He was not given a place on the Australia tour due to his unfitness. The Indian team will miss Shami in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In this series, he has taken 40 wickets in 11 matches. He has taken 31 wickets in total by playing 8 Tests in Australia.

Before playing the series against Australia, India was given a big shock by New Zealand at home. They faced a clean sweep in the three-match series. Before the Border Gavaskar Trophy, the team's confidence was shaken by such a defeat at home. India
lost the series 0-3 to New Zealand, against whom it had not lost a match for 35 years.

Pressure of the World Test Championship Final
The defeat in the Test series against New Zealand has made the path of India to the World Test Championship final difficult. Team India will now have to win 4 matches in the 5-match series if it has to make it to the final on its own. Even though coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma deny this pressure, India will be concerned about reaching the final. In such a situation, Team India will have to put in the effort to win and due to this pressure will also be created.

The team will play without practice matches.
Before playing the 5 match test series against Australia, the Indian team needed practice but it could not happen. On this tour, Team India is practicing by playing matches among themselves by forming intra-squads. India did not get to play any practice match against the Australian team, which will affect the preparation.