The Indian team began their third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Australia and India clashed for the third time at the Gabba in Brisbane from 14 December. It would also be remembered that the Indian team earned a comprehensive victory in the first Test in Perth. However, after the magical start to the series, team India could not capitalize on it with another good victory in the second Test. Australia managed to get a comfortable win in Adelaide. The pink ball Test ended in defeat for India, and with a roller coaster start to the series, India skipper Rohit Sharma made some changes to the playing XI. They replaced Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshit Rana with Ravindra Jadeja and Akash Deep in the XI. Jadeja and Akash were not in the playing XI for the first two Tests, and according to former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar, it was a surprise that Jadeja did not feature in the first two games. Here is what Banger said on Star Sports "A bit surprised that they started with an off-spinner. Jadeja has been preferred. This has been the way to go," "Three Tests, three spinners, that's a bit of a surprise. In the last five Tests, they haven't played with the same XI. But it's good to see Akash Deep back in the XI. Jadeja has been a match-winner for a long time," he said. Also Read | Inconsistent line-length by India ensure no damage to Aussies on rain affected first day The day’s play was further complicated by rain interruptions. After a promising start where Bumrah beat Usman Khawaja‘s bat multiple times, rain halted proceedings during the sixth over. Although play resumed shortly after, rain returned again during the 14th over, ultimately leading to the end of the day’s play with Australia at 28 runs without any wicket More than 30,000 viewers in Brisbane left the scene dejected as they were only able to see some glimpse of what would have been a thrilling contest had it gone on for any longer. This Test match is very important for both teams as far as qualification for the World Test Championship 2023-25 is concerned. For India to have any hope of reaching the WTC Final, they have to win the series against Australia preferably by 3-1 or 4-1. The pressure on Bumrah and his fellow bowlers is massive; they are expected to deliver under challenging circumstances while also navigating their own frustrations.