India won the toss and chose to bat; Neither Jadeja nor Ashwin was on team
India vs Australia 1st test: In this match, two youngsters Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy are making their Test debut. They have been included in the playing 11 in place of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
Today, Australia and India are playing the first match of the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy. In this match being played at the Perth Cricket Stadium, Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah has won the toss and decided to bat first. In this match, two players are making their debut for India.
The team management has made a surprising decision and has not included all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in the playing 11. At the same time, two youngsters Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy are making their Test debut in this match. Ashwin handed over the debut cap to Harshit and Nitish was handed over by Virat.
Bumrah at the toss said – We are going to bat first. Looks like a good wicket. We are very confident about our preparation. We played a test match here in 2018 to learn what to expect. Wickets fall quickly. Nitish is making his debut. We have four fast bowlers and Washington Sundar is the only spinner.
Playing 11 of Team Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Playing 11 of Team India: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj.
