The much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar trophy is all set to kickstart today. The first test will be played at Nagpur. The pitch is said to be a dry one which will have more assistance to the spinners. A lot has been talked about the pitch already, with the full-length area near the offside for the left-handers on both sides has been rolled and the grass cut off. The analysts predict it is going to be a nightmare for the left-handers.
Australia has won the all-important toss and rightly elected to bat first to use the conditions to their effect. Todd Murphy makes his debut for Australia. On the other hand, India gives test debut caps to the two talented Suryakumar Yadav and KS Bharat who have been in the waiting lines for a while.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel are the three spinners.
India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj.
