As expected, Rohit sharma he has replaced Mayank Agarwal and is expected to open batting with Shubman Gill.
Gill was impressive in the second test as he scored an undefeated 35 in the first inning and then a brilliant 45 in the second inning of the MCG Test that India won by eight wickets.
The other change in player XI is that 28-year-old fast pitcher Navdeev Saini will make his test debut in place of the injured Umesh Yadav. Despite much talk that Shardul Thakur or T Natarajan will replace Umesh, the team management has decided to go for the fastest option available, which is Saini.
NEWS – #TeamIndia announces that it will play with XI for the third round against Australia at SCG.Navdeep Saini is ready for me… https://t.co/3vRfxDqZW6
– BCCI (@BCCI) 1609916555000
Captain Ajinkya rahane He will go with three pacemakers against Australia at SCG. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are the other two pacemakers of the eleven. Therefore, India, as expected, is sticking to the five-bowler approach.
Australia won the first round by eight wickets. India rallied at MCG to level the series with an eight wicket victory.
Rahane has a 100% track record as a captain in Trials. The 32-year-old has led India in three events so far and has been victorious on every occasion. His three victories have been registered against Australia (2017), against Afghanistan (2018) and against Australia (2020).
SCG has not traditionally been a happy hunting ground for India. India has played 12 events at this venue and only managed to win once. They won in 1978 under the leadership of Bishan Singh Bedi. Apart from this single victory, the Indian team has lost five and tied events six times.
INDIA PLAYS XI IN THE THIRD TEST:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shubman Gill, Chteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, N Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
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