BORDERGAVASKAR TROPHY 2024-25: INDIA PLAYERS' REPORT CARD

India saw the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 slipping out of their hands after a decade in the just-concluded tour of Australia as the hosts came from behind to defeat them 3-1 in a five-match series...

- BY SHIUBAM GHOSH

India saw the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 slipping out of their hands after a decade in the just-concluded tour of Australia as the hosts came from behind to defeat them 3-1 in a five-match series. The Asian side started well with an emphatic 295-run win in Perth, but Australia came back strongly to win the second, fourth, and fifth matches in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.

The third match in Brisbane was drawn due to rain.

The series was one fraught with controversies, especially for India, who failed to get their act together in the final four matches. There were serious issues with the form of some prime batters, including captain Rohit Sharma, who sat out for the final match. At the same time, the bowling looked too dependent on Jasprit Bumrah, who had a dream run with the ball with 32 scalps at an incredible average of 13.

Here, we take a look at the performance of each member of the Indian squad that was picked for the all-important BGT 2024-25 squandering, which meant the Asian team was out of the race for the World Test Championship 2025 final.

We rate the players who got games out of a scale of 10.

ROHIT SHARMA: 1 OUT OF 10

The India captain had one of the worst series of his career, with just 31 runs in five innings at a pathetic average of 6.20. He was dismissed four times by his opposite number, Pat Cummins. While Sharma tried to put up a brave face during the final game, which he claimed to have given a miss, saying nobody could decide for him, there is no denying that he has clearly looked clueless in the red-ball format recently, both at home and abroad. The single point he gets is because of some catches he took in the slip.

JASPRIT BUMRAH: 9 OUT OF 10