IND vs AUS, 4th Test: India will lock horns with Australia for the fourth Test match of the ongoing series from Thursday in Melbourne. As the series is currently leveled at 1-1, everything is at stake for both teams. The hosts did lose the series opener by a huge margin of 25 runs but bounced back brilliantly by winning the second Test match in Adelaide by 10 wickets.

The Pat Cummins-led side did have an upper edge during the third Test match as they were on the verge of declaring a follow-on but rain played a spoilsport. The visitors have performed brilliantly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as they have won four and lost eight of the 14 that they have played here. It should be noted here that India has won their last four Test matches in Australia at this venue.

All eyes willl be on Virat Kohli, who is on the verge of becoming the highest run-getter at this venue. He did smash a century during the series opener, but except that he has struggled to perform consistently It has been Jasprit Bumrah, who has carried the workload for this team as he has taken 21 wickets after playing in three matches.

How's the weather across five days in Melbourne?

The first day of the Boxing Day Test match will not experience any rainfall. There is a 24% chance of rain on the third day, which would be the maximum of the five days combined. Melbourne will experience cloudy skies. However, it is quite unclear whether rain will play a part in this match.

The temperature would range around 37 degrees Celsius on the first day And on the second day, weather conditions would improve The humidity would be around 20% on the first day, and then it would increase by 40 or 50%