Business Standard

Australia win toss, elect to bat in 1st Test against India

Image

Press Trust of India Chennai
Australian captain Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat in the first cricket Test against India here today.
For India, veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh would be playing in his 100th Test, while pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will make his Test debut.
For Australia, on the other hand, all-rounder Moises Henriques will get his first Test cap.
Teams:
India: MS Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
Australia: Michael Clarke (c), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade (wk), Moises Henriques, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon.

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Feb 22 2013 | 12:00 AM IST

Explore News