The much-awaited India tour of Australia 2024-25 kicks off on Friday, with stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah leading Team India at Optus Stadium in Perth against Pat Cummins’ Australia. This is going to be the first time when India are playing a five-match Test series in Australia after the series was Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and elected to bat first on Day of IND vs AUS 1st Test. India handed debut to two players - Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Washington Sundar has been picked as a lone spinner. India opted to drop Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin from the Playing 11. Check IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2 LIVE SCORE AND MATCH UPDATES HERE
The last time Bumrah led India in a Test match, in the absence of Rohit Sharma, the team fell short, losing to England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, in 2022. Notably, Bumrah becomes only the fifth visiting fast bowler to captain a Test match in Australia.
Fast bowlers who captained visiting teams in Australia:
- Gubby Allen (1936)
- Bob Willis (1982)
- Imran Khan (1983)
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- Wasim Akram (1995)
- Courtney Walsh (1996)
- Jasprit Bumrah (2024*)
Australia vs India playing 11 for 1st test
Australia playing 11: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
India playing 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj
Australia vs India head-to-head in Tests
- Total matches: 107
- Australia won: 45
- India won: 32
- Tied: 1
- India home Test wins vs Australia: 23
- Australia home Test wins vs India: 30
- India away Test wins vs Australia: 9
- Australia away Test wins vs India: 14
Australia vs India Test squads
India squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Rohit Sharma (C) (Not available for 1st Test), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Rishabh Pant (Wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.
Australia Test squad for Border Gavaskar Trophy: Pat Cummins (C), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (Wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (Wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
Australia vs India 1st Test LIVE TOSS TIME, IND vs AUS live streaming and telecast
When will the Australia vs India 1st test match take place?
The Australia vs India 1st test match will begin on Friday, November 22 at Perth's Optus Stadium.
At what time will the IND vs AUS 1st test live toss take place on November 22, according to Indian Standard Time (IST)?
The live toss for the Australia vs India 1st test will take place at 7:20 AM IST.
At what time will the live match between Australia and India 1st test start on November 22?
The AUS vs IND 1st test will begin at 7:50 AM IST in Perth.
Which TV channels will live telecast the India vs Australia 1st test match in India?
The live telecast of the 1st test match between Australia and India will be available on Star Sports Network in India.
How to watch the live streaming of the Australia vs India 1st test match in India?
The live streaming of the 1st test match between Australia and India will be available on the Disney Plus Hotstar app and website in India.