Team India handed maiden Test caps to world No. 1 T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav and wicketkeeper KS Bharat within the first Test towards Australia in Nagpur on Thursday (February 9). Former India head coach Ravi Shastri was the one at hand over the Test cap to SKY.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins received the toss and opted to bat first towards India within the opening Test of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy collection right here on Thursday.
Shastri handed his India Test cap to Yadav whereas Cheteshwar Pujara gave it to Bharat on the VCA Stadium within the presence of teammates and the households of each gamers. KS Bharat’s choice as a substitute for the injured Rishabh Pant forward of Ishan Kishan was anticipated as Kishan is a top-order batsman whereas India wanted to bolster their a part of their batting lineup within the absence of Pant.
SKY makes his TEST DEBUT as he receives the Test cap from former Head Coach @RaviShastriOfc _ _
Good luck @surya_14kumar _ _#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/JVRyK0Vh4u
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2023
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Debut in worldwide cricket for @KonaBharat _ _
A particular second for him as he receives his Test cap from @cheteshwar1 _ _#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/dRxQy8IRvZ
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2023
Suryakumar additionally provides extra meat to the center order as he has been in nice kind within the final couple of years and has performed Ranji Trophy cricket for greater than five-six years. At 32 years and 148 days, Yadav is the fifteenth oldest participant to make his debut for India.
Australia additionally handed a maiden cap to off-spinner Todd Murphy and he was given his cap by fellow-spinner Nathan Lyon. They made two modifications to the squad, bringing in Scott Boland for Josh Hazlewood and dropping Travis Head for odd Murphy.
India vs Australia Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland.
