India vs Australia, 3rd Test: Indian captain Rohit won the toss and elected to bat first in the third Test of the five-match Test series at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday.
India won the first Test in Perth, Western Australia by 295 runs, while Australia won the second day-night Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets.
Toss update
Captain Rohit Sharma elected to bowl under cloudy skies.
“A bit cloudy. A bit grassy and soft looking,” Rohit said at the toss.
“We want to try to make the best of the situation and see what we can do with the ball going forward.
“We will try and do what is expected of us.”
Jadeja came in for Ashwin
Ravindra Jadeja has replaced R Ashwin. India rotated their spinning all-rounder for the third consecutive Test after Washington Sundar’s presence in the series opener in Perth.
Harshit Rana has been replaced by Akash Deep
Akash Deep was appointed to play his first Test outside India alongside Harshit Rana after India were dismissed wicketless in the 10-wicket defeat in Adelaide. Akash Deep has played five Tests so far in his career.
Hazlewood returned
Pat Cummins confirmed on the eve of the match that Scott Boland was the unlucky bowler to replace Josh Hazlewood, who missed the game in Adelaide due to a side strain.
Playing XIs
Australia XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (c), Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
India XI: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicket), Rohit Sharma (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep
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