Sports News | Australia Opt to Bat Against India in Third Test as Rohit, Warner Return
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Australia won the toss against India and opted to bat in the third and penultimate Test of the four-match series here on Thursday.
Sydney, Jan 7 (PTI) Australia won the toss against India and opted to bat in the third and penultimate Test of the four-match series here on Thursday.
Rohit Sharma returned to the Indian playing XI in place of Mayank Agarwal, while pacer Navdeep Saini was handed a Test debut, replacing an injured Umesh Yadav.
For Australia, opener David Warner is back in the team with Will Pucovski making his debut at the expense of Travis Head.
The series is tied 1-1.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini.
Australia: David Warner, Will Pucovski, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matthew Wade, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
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