With ten minutes left before the lunch break, Indian opener KL Rahul found himself at the centre of a contentious decision.
Kapil Dev holds the record for the best bowling performance for India in Australia with his fiery spell in the 1985 Adelaide Test
IND vs AUS Playing 11: Washington Sundar has been picked as a lone spinner. India opted to drop Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin from the Playing 11.
Six years ago, during his first Test series in Australia, Jasprit Bumrah led India's bowling attack and played a key role in securing the country's first-ever series win Down Under.
The journalist, probably wishing the floor would open up, got a masterclass not just in cricket but also in speed distinctions.
With Shubman Gill ruled out of the opening match, expectations were high regarding what captain Bumrah would say about India's playing XI combination.
The 2025 season will feature 74 matches, maintaining the format used in the previous three seasons
Abhishek Porel, who was part of India A tour to Australia recently, can score runs at a furious pace and the 22-year-old would want to press his best foot forward in the initial rounds itself.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Law of Obstructing the Field, codified under Law 37, pertains to situations where a batter is dismissed for deliberately obstructing the fielding side
Electing to bat first in the 1st Test, stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah announced that the duo will be featuring for the side in Perth
The last time India played a Test without both Ashwin and Jadeja was during the iconic Gabba Test in January 2021, a game etched in Indian cricket history.
The moment of contention arrived in the 23rd over of India's innings. A delivery from Hazlewood angled across off-stump, prompting a defensive shot from Rahul
The God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, holds the record for India's highest Test score in Australia with a brilliant 241 not out innings in 2004
Known for his aggressive temperament, Gambhir has been recently labelled "prickly" by a few former Australian cricketers as he faces his biggest challenge since taking charge in July.
The 22-year-old has already scored three centuries and eight half centuries in just 14 Tests with an average of over 56.
Questions were raised, answers were elusive, and the scars of that series still linger. But now, in Australia's cauldron of hostility, the team has no choice but to rise from the ashes.
Bumrah admired the fact that this generation of players are fearless and clear-headed in their approach.
Kohli, Rohit, who will arrive before the 2nd Test in Adelaide, and senior off-spinner R Ashwin are facing that moment of reckoning yet again and an indifferent result could have repercussions.
Speaking about the starting eleven for tomorrow, Bumrah has said that the decision has been made for the players who will be featuring for India tomorrow but he refused to reveal any more.
Wet weather in Perth this deep into spring is unusual, with the famously warm Western Australia capital usually almost totally dry from November through to April.