Superstar Indian duo Ravichandran Ashwin Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been left out of the Indian side for the first Test in a bombshell selection call.
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Nitish Reddy and fast bowler Harshit Rana make their Test debut while Washington Sundar has been preferred as the spinner.
Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah has won the toss and chosen to bat first.
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Earlier, former Indian Test player Wasim Jaffer turned the heat up on the Aussies and said Pat Cummins’ side had the most to lose.
“I think there’s more pressure on Aus than Ind. Aus haven’t beaten Ind in 10 years,” he posted on X.
“They lost back to back at home. If they lose one more, heads are going to roll.
They’ve few ageing superstars who won’t get another crack at Ind if they lose. India have nothing to lose.”
England great and Fox Cricket commentator Michael Vaughan, however, wasn’t buying it.
“Of course India have something to Lose Wasim,” he replied on X.
“They have just been white washed at home. They cant afford another heavy beating.”
The first ball is due to be bowled at 1:20pm AEDT (10:20am local time).
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TEAMS
Australian XI: Nathan McSweeney (debut), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Indian XI: Yashsavi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy (debut), Jasprit Bumrah (c), Harshit Rana (debut), Mohammed Siraj
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