India vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score, 5th Test Day 1: IND will take on AUS in the 5th Test in Sydney
IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 1, Live score and updates: Jasprit Bumrah replaces Rohit Sharma as India captain for the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Bumrah won the toss and opted to bat first.
India have made two changes from their defeat in Melbourne. Shubman Gill comes in to replace captain Rohit Sharma, while Prasidh Krishna gets a look in in place of injured Akash Deep. “Obviously our captain has shown great leadership, he has opted to rest today,” Bumrah said at the toss.
Meanwhile, Australia have made one change. Beau Webster makes his debut and replaces Mitchell Marsh. “We would have batted first as well but overcast conditions, so hoping to get something going,” Australia captain Pat Cummins said.
Playing XIs
India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lokesh Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Australia XI: Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
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Rohit Sharma chatting with Jasprit Bumrah, Gautam Gambhir chatting with Jarprit Bumrah, Dhruv Jurel batting in nets and Shubman Gill padded up to bat in nets. (Express photos by Sriram Veera from Sydney)
