NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma gained the toss and selected to field towards Australia in the third Test of the 5-match. Border-Gavaskar Trophy sequence on the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. With the sequence locked at 1-1, the match marks a important juncture as each groups purpose to acquire the higher hand.
India made two important changes to their enjoying XI, with Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja changing Harshit Rana and Ravichandran Ashwin. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood returned after recovering from a facet damage, changing Scott Boland.
Scorecard: India vs Australia, third Test
Explaining the rationale behind his selections, Rohit cited the situations on the Gabba as a key issue.
“We’re going to bowl first. A little bit overcast and a little bit of grass, looks a bit soft as well, we want to make the best use of the conditions,” he mentioned on the toss. “Lots of cricket to be played, both teams have played good cricket in the last two games. Big game for us here, we’ll do what is expected of us.”
He additionally highlighted the importance of creating strategic changes to the lineup. “We’ve made two changes, Jadeja and Akash back in place of Ashwin and Harshit,” he added.
Australia captain Pat Cummins acknowledged the situations however emphasised his crew’s readiness. “We would’ve bowled first too. Been a fantastic series so far. Really happy with last week, just about everyone got into the series. Just one change, Scott Boland is out for Hazlewood,” Cummins mentioned.
The match guarantees excessive stakes as India seeks to recuperate from their loss in the second Test, whereas Australia hopes to journey the momentum with Hazlewood’s inclusion bolstering their assault.
Playing XIs for the Gabba Test
India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), Rohit Sharma (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Australia XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (w), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
