India vs Australia 1st Test at Perth: Toss Update and Starting Line-up for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Today at the Optus Stadium, the much-awaited Test match between India and Australia is underway. India won the toss at a pivotal time and chose to bat first, hoping to lay a firm basis for the series. Beginning at 7:50 AM IST, this opening test of the five-match series spans November 22 through 26. Fans anxiously expect an amazing exhibition of cricket from both sides as teams including top players like Virat Kohli and Pat Cummins fight for the esteemed Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Jasprit Bumrah will captain the Indian cricket team for the first Test without Rohit Sharma , who is salted to join from the 2nd Test.Playing XI for India vs Australia 1st TestAustralia (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh HazlewoodIndia (Playing XI): KL Rahul , Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj🚨 Toss &amp; Team News from Perth 🚨Jasprit Bumrah has won the toss &amp; #TeamIndia have elected to bat in the first Test. Nitish Kumar Reddy &amp; Harshit Rana make their Test debuts 🧢🧢 for India.A look at our Playing XI 🔽Live ▶️ https://t.co/gTqS3UPruo#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/EvO9XaOG9q— BCCI (@BCCI) November 22, 2024 UPDATE: Shubman Gill sustained a left thumb injury during Day 2 of match simulation at The WACA. He was not considered for selection for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress on a daily basis.#TeamIndia | #AUSvIND— BCCI (@BCCI) November 22, 2024 India vs Australia: Full SquadIndia Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin , Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Abhimanyu EaswaranAustralia Squad: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland

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India vs Australia 1st Test at Perth: Toss Update and Starting Line-up for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Get hold of the toss update for the first Test for India vs Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and also learn about the starting XI of the following.

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