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

PTI Updated - March 12, 2018 at 03:39 PM.

Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni and Australian skipper Michael Clarke during toss at MAC in Chennai on Friday. Photo: V. Ganesan

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.

Published on February 22, 2013 04:22