New Delhi. Captain Rohit Sharma is ready for the big challenge of the year 2023. The 4-match Test series between India and Australia (IND vs AUS) has started. In the first match, Australia won the toss and decided to bat. Nagpur’s pitch is considered favorable to spinners. In such a situation, Team India is entering the match with 3 spinners. Apart from off-spinner R Ashwin, Akshar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja have got a chance. Suryakumar Yadav and wicketkeeper batsman KS Bharat are going to make their Test debut from the match. Shubman Gill did not get a chance in the first test. He was in the team in the last Test against Bangladesh.
Playing-11 of both the teams
India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Man Ranshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : February 09, 2023, 09:07 IST