AUS vs IND 1st Test Probable Playing 11: With India set to take on Australia in the first Border Gavaskar Trophy test, injury concerns have left the visitors with multiple gaps in the starting lineup.
With Rohit Sharma unavailable for the series opener, Jasprit Bumrah will take over as captain. After a mighty win in the 2020-21 series, the Indian team will be looking to dominate on Australian soil again.
India secured consecutive series wins in Australia (2018-19 and 2020-21) and will be aiming for a straight triumph.
AUS vs IND 1st Test Probable Playing 11
India Probable Playing 11: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah (C), Mohammed Siraj.
Australia Probable Playing 11: Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitch Starc, Pat Cummins, Natan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Indian captain Rohit Sharma will be a notable absentee in the first test match of the series in Perth. Sharma is unlikely to travel to Australia before November 22 due to the birth of his second child.
Meanwhile, a news emerged that Shubman Gill had a finger injury while taking a catch in a practice game which virtually ruled him out of action from the first game.
In the absence of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, Indian team are likely to hand debut to Devdutt Padikkal at Number 03 while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sai Sudharsan have been asked to return home after India A match.
Padikkal’s form in the practice matches has reportedly made him the front runner to take up the role of an opener alongside Jaiswal.
Kohli will be playing to his number 4 position while Dhruv Jurel’s fine form in the practice matches could see him back in the test side.
Washington Sundar is also expected to play as the lone spinner in the side over Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja at the bouncy pitch in Perth.
AUS vs IND 1st Test Squad
Australia Squad
Pat Cummins (C), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc
India Squad
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal
