New Delhi: After losing the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, Rohit and Co. reached in Sydney for the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Men in Blue were spotted celebrating the new year in the city itself.
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma and Devdutt Padikkal were spotted strolling in the streets of Sydney on New Year’s Eve. The famous couple was dressed in Black and looked extremely stunning while Padikkal was wearing a black shirt and white trousers. The star India batter has been struggling to score runs since the home Test series against New Zealand and Bangladesh. In the ongoing Border-Gavsakar Trophy, Kohli has scored just 167 runs, including one century.
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma and Devdutt Padikkal & Prasidh Krishna at the Sydney for New Year’s celebrations. ❤️👌#NewYear #NewYear2025 #ViratKohli #AnushkaSharma #Virushka #INDvsAUS #IPL2025 #AUSvINDIA #Sydney pic.twitter.com/zQqJaXnkaW
— Monish (@Monish09cric) January 1, 2025
Other Indian cricketers like Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, and Rishabh Pant all welcomed the new year on a yacht.
Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, and Rishabh Pant welcome the New Year in style from Sydney.🕛❤️#HappyNewYear2024 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/KUzrfYIYhC
— Cricket Knowledge (@SirraManmo26299) January 1, 2025
Team India looking to level series in Sydney
After ending 2024 with a defeat in Melbourne, Team India will be looking to start the new year with a victory in Sydney to keep their chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final alive. The final Test will start on January 3 at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). South Africa have already secured a spot in the final of the WTC 2023-25 and now India and Australia are competing for the one spot. Rohit Sharma has faced a lot of criticism for his poor captaincy and he will look to make a strong statement by winning the last Test of the series.
After losing the Melbourne Test, Indian cricketers quickly moved to Sydney for the fifth and final Test and celebrated the New Year in the city itself. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today