New Delhi: The first match of the Test series between India and Australia will be played in Nagpur. This series will be very special for Team India captained by Rohit Sharma.
Team India’s defeat or victory will make a difference to its ranking as well as the ICC Test Championship.
The Indian team can include Suryakumar Yadav in the playing XI for the match to be played in Nagpur. Team India has fewer options for number 5 in the middle order.
Due to Shreyas Iyer’s injury, India will have to use another batsman. Shubman Gill is a good option for opening. But in the Test, he can be given a chance to bat at Number 5. Along with Shubman, Suryakumar Yadav can also bat at this place.
Predicted Playing XI –
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Kl Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini.
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith(c), Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon