India skipper Rohit Sharma received the toss and opted to bowl towards Australia within the World Take a look at Championship Remaining at The Oval, on Wednesday.
The Rahul Dravid-coached facet went in with a four-pronged tempo assault and most popular Ravindra Jadeja over seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
Terming the choice robust, Rohit stated, “He (Ashwin) has been a match-winner for us, it isn’t an excellent event to depart him out, however you’ve got to do what’s greatest for the staff within the given situations.”
India included each Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav within the facet and in addition picked Ok.S. Bharat as wicket-keeper, leaving out Ishan Kishan.
Groups:
India:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ok.S. Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.
Australia:
Pat Cummins (c), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Inexperienced, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland.
