Border-Gavaskar Trophy | India win toss, opt to bat first in opening Test against Australia
The Hindu
Debutants Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy feature in India's Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener against Australia.
India captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia here on Friday (November 22, 2024).
Pacer Harshit Rana and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy will make debut for India.
For Australia, opener Nathan McSweeney makes his debut.
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Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
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