Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Akash Deep likely to miss Sydney Test, deliberation over Rishabh Pant

By our Special Correspondent

With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the line, India are pondering changes to the XI with one forced change expected at Sydney. The Indian Express understands that seamer Akash Deep is struggling with back issues and is set to miss the fifth and final Test. But the biggest deliberation at this stage is over Rishabh Pant’s place with the team management pondering the inclusion of Dhruv Jurel over the southpaw.