IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: Despite some wickets at the start of the second session too, Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy combined well to take India over 100. After 43 overs, the team managed to score 118/6. But then Aussies struck back with two more wickets as the score went to 144/8.
Just before the start of the match, India handed over caps to two debutants — Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Post that, Jasprit Bumrah, the stand-in skipper took a bold decision to bat first on a green top wicket. As far as the India Playing XI goes, Washington Sundar was included as the lone spinner.
INDIA Playing XI: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj
The high-octane Border-Gavaskar Trophy will kick-off with India taking on Australia in IND vs AUS 1st Test in Perth. Pat Cummins and co. are desperate to end a decade-long wait to lift the BGT cup and they are aiming to get off to a winning start. Meanwhile, India will be led by Jasprit Bumrah in the absence of skipper Rohit Sharma. The Men in Blue will be aiming to replicate their heroics from 2020-21 in Down Under as they aim to keep their BGT streak intact.
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All matches of the IND vs. AUS Border-Gavaskar Test series, including the Perth Test, will be streamed live on the Disney+ HotStar app.
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IND vs AUS 1st Test squads
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Abhimanyu Easwaran
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland
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