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India are currently taking on Australia in the 4th T20I of the five-match series at the Carrera Stadium in Gold Coast. This is a must-win match for India if they want to win this series, as the two teams are currently tied at 1-1 after three matches. India are batting first in this match, as Suryakumar Yadav once again lost the toss with Mitchell Marsh winning at opting to bowl first. The playing XI of both the teams were announced, and India declared that their playing XI would remain unchanged. This means that Sanju Samson once again has been dropped from the playing XI. Sanju Samson made himself a regular feature in Team India's T20I side after the T20 World Cup 2024 opening the batting, as he smashed an insane amount of runs, including three centuries. However, since his last century against South Africa in 2024, he has played 14 matches for India, scoring a meagre 183 runs, with just one half-century, at an average of 16.67. With the addition of Shubman Gill in the T20I side from the Asia Cup 2025, Sanju Samson dropped down in the middle order, where his form further dwindled. In the first two matches in the series against Australia, Samson got to bat only once, where he scored just 2 runs. Hence, from the third game onwards he was dropped. FOLLOW: India Vs Australia 4th T20I Live Score Who Has Replaced Sanju Samson In India Playing XI Sanju Samson has been replaced by Jitesh Sharma in the India playing XI as the specialist wicketkeeper-batter. Contrary to Samson, Jitesh is a specialist lower-middle order batter, who plays the role of a finisher, and can tonk the ball with his strength. In the third T20I of the series, he impressed with a cameo of 22 from 13 balls, as he remained unbeaten alongside Washington Sundar to guide the team to a run-chase of 188. India Playing XI For 4th T20I Vs Australia Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma(wk), Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.
