India on Sunday lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia 3-1. Despite a strong squad, India's batting failures led to their downfall. The likes of Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sarfaraz Khan were benched for the entire series while Dhruv Jurel featured in a solitary game. India lost BGT after 10 years.
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