NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma received the toss and selected to discipline towards Australia within the third Take a look at of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy collection on the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. With the collection locked at 1-1, the match marks a vital juncture as each groups purpose to realize the higher hand.
India made two important adjustments to their enjoying XI, with Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja changing Harshit Rana and Ravichandran Ashwin. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood returned after recovering from a aspect harm, changing Scott Boland.
Scorecard: India vs Australia, third Take a look at
Explaining the rationale behind his choices, Rohit cited the situations on the Gabba as a key issue.
“We’re going to bowl first. Slightly bit overcast and a bit of little bit of grass, seems a bit delicate as effectively, we wish to make the perfect use of the situations,” he mentioned on the toss. “Numerous cricket to be performed, each groups have performed good cricket within the final two video games. Large sport for us right here, we’ll do what is predicted of us.”
He additionally highlighted the importance of creating strategic adjustments to the lineup. “We’ve made two adjustments, Jadeja and Akash again instead of Ashwin and Harshit,” he added.
Australia captain Pat Cummins acknowledged the situations however emphasised his staff’s readiness. “We’d’ve bowled first too. Been a incredible collection to this point. Actually pleased with final week, nearly everybody obtained into the collection. Only one change, Scott Boland is out for Hazlewood,” Cummins mentioned.
The match guarantees excessive stakes as India seeks to get better from their loss within the second Take a look at, whereas Australia hopes to journey the momentum with Hazlewood’s inclusion bolstering their assault.
Enjoying XIs for the Gabba Take a look at
India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), Rohit Sharma (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Australia XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (w), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
