India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the third Test against Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, here on Wednesday.
The series locked 1-1 after India winning the opening Test in Adelaide and the hosts taking the second in Perth.
Opener Mayank Agarwal will make Test debut for India.The visitors have dropped both the openers -- KL Rahul and Murali Vijay and brought back Rohit Sharma.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will also play his first Test of the series, having recovered from his shoulder stiffness.
Australia have made one change to their side replacing Peter Handscomb with Mitchell Marsh.
Teams:
India: Virat Kohli(c), Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia: Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine(w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.
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