When was the last time India played without R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja?: India has started its 2024-25 tour of Australia with a shocking decision. India has dropped both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja from the playing XI in the first Test in Perth. After Jadeja's Test debut in 2012, it has been seen very rarely that neither Ashwin nor Jadeja is present in India's playing XI in a Test match. Talking about the record of the last 10 years, this is only the 5th incident. Before the Perth Test against Australia, India played without Ashwin-Jadeja in Adelaide in 2014, in Perth in 2018 and in Brisbane in 2021. Apart from this, India also played without Jadeja-Ashwin against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2018. Let's take a look at the four matches before today when India played Tests without these two.
India had given debut to Karn Sharma by keeping both Ashwin and Jadeja out in this match. Australia declared the first innings at a score of 517-7 thanks to centuries from David Warner (145), Michael Clarke (128) and Steve Smith (162*). In reply, India scored 444 runs in the first innings thanks to Virat Kohli (115). Australia declared the second innings at 290-5 thanks to Warner (102). India was all out for 315 in the second innings in which Kohli scored 141 runs. Australia won the match by 48 runs.
India had decided not to field any spinner in the Johannesburg Test during the South Africa tour in January 2018. India were bowled out for 187 in the first innings, including half-centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli. In reply, South Africa's first innings ended at 194 with Hashim Amla's half-century. India scored 247 in the second innings. Despite a fighting innings by Dean Elgar (86*), South Africa were bowled out for 177 in the second innings and India won the match by 63 runs.
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In the Test played in Perth in December 2018, India did not field any spinner against Australia. Australia scored 326 in the first innings with the help of half-centuries from Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch and Travis Head. In reply, despite knocks from Kohli (123) and Ajinkya Rahane (51), India's first innings ended at 283. In the second innings, Usman Khawaja (72) took Australia to a score of 243. India's second innings was reduced to a score of just 140 and Australia won the match by 146 runs.
India gave Washington Sundar a chance to debut in this match. Australia scored 369 runs in the first innings thanks to Marnush Labuschagne (108). In response, India scored 336 runs in the first innings thanks to Sundar (62) and Shardul Thakur (67).
Australia's second innings ended at a score of 294. Chasing the score, India won the thrilling match by three wickets thanks to brilliant innings from Shubman Gill (91) and Rishabh Pant (89).
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