Check Australia vs India 1st Test playing 11, head to head details

In India vs Australia 1st Test, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal will open for India while Ashwin is a lone spinner in India playing 11. Check AUS vs IND playing 11, head to head details here

BS Web Team | New Delhi
Last Updated at December 24, 2020 13:26 IST

Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw celebrates his maiden century on Day 1 of the 1st test cricket match against West Indies, in Rajkot. Photo: PTI

Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw celebrates his maiden century on Day 1 of the 1st test cricket match against West Indies, in Rajkot. File photo: PTI

In a surprise move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the India playing 11 on the eve of the first test on Thursday. Indian cricket team‘s quest for top two spot on ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points table will begin from Thursday (November 17), when Virat Kohli-led side takes on Australia in the first Test of four-match series at the Adelaide Oval.

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Talking about India playing 11, Team India has shown trust on Prithvi Shaw’s skill and picked him as an opening partner for Mayank Agarwal ahead of KL Rahul and Shubman Gill while Ashwin will be the lone spinner for India.

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India playing 11 for 1st Test vs Australia

Team India: Mayank Agarwal, Prthiv Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddiman Saha, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

India vs Australia playing 11 prediction

On the other hand, Australia has not announced its playing 11 yet and it would be interesting to see whether Cameron Green makes his debut or not. On Wednesday, Australia coach Justin Langer said that Green would debut if he gets recovered from concussion. Green was hit on the head while bowling during the warm-up match.

Australia tentative playing 11: Marcus Harris, Joe Burns, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine(C/WK), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood

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