Current Date 18 Jan, 2025

India's strategy to avoid follow-on in Boxing Day Test explained.

India needs 275 runs to avoid a follow-on in the Boxing Day Test against Australia, who scored 474 in their first innings. The follow-on rule in Test cricket mandates a second innings if the first-innings lead is at least 200 runs. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja's performance is crucial in preventing India from being forced into a second innings immediately.