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1st Test: India win toss, opt to bat against Australia

1st Test: India win toss, opt to bat against Australia

Adelaide, Dec 17 (UNI) India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the first Test of the 4-match series, here at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
India had announced their team on Wednesday, opting for Prithvi Shaw to partner Mayank Agarwal at the top of the order in preference to Shubman Gill, with regular opener Rohit Sharma still regaining fitness after an injury.
Umesh Yadav is the third seamer alongside Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, while Ravi Ashwin won the race to be their lone spinner and Wriddhiman Saha was preferred ahead of Rishabh Pant to keep wicket.
On the other hand, Australia opted to go in with Matthew Wade and Joe Burns at the top in the absence of the injured David Warner and Will Pucovski. Cameron Green also made his Test debut.
Teams:
Australia: Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
India: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
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