Team India Playing 11 in Gabba Test: The third match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia has started from today (14 December) at Gabba, Brisbane. Two major changes have been seen in the playing-11 of Team India for the Brisbane Test. There has also been a reshuffle in the Australian team.
Ashwin out from playing-11
Fast bowler Akash Deep was entered in India’s playing-11 for this match. Akash Deep replaced Harshit Rana, who had proved very expensive in the Adelaide Test. Experienced Ravichandran Ashwin has also been out of this match. In his place, left-handed all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja got a chance in the playing-11. On the other hand, Josh Hazlewood returned to Australia’s playing-11. Hazlewood replaced Scott Boland, who had dominated with the ball in the Adelaide Test.
🚨 Toss & Team News 🚨#TeamIndia have elected to bowl against Australia in the third #AUSvIND Test.
Here’s our Playing XI🔽
Follow The Match ▶️ pic.twitter.com/UjnAMZZSFJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2024
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said at the time of the toss, ‘We are going to bowl first. It is cloudy and there is some grass. We want to make the best of the circumstances. There is a lot of cricket to be played, both the teams have played good cricket in the last two matches. This is a big match for us, we will do what is expected of us.
Rohit says, ‘We understand that we have to capitalize on opportunities. We did not do this in the last game, due to which we lost. It’s totally exciting. The players are eagerly waiting for the match, we were eager to come here and play. The pitch looks a bit soft at this time. As the match progresses, batting will get better. We have made two changes, Jadeja-Akash have returned in place of Ashwin and Harshit.
India’s playing eleven in Gabba Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia’s playing eleven in Gabba Test: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Indian team tour to Australia
22–25 November: 1st Test, Perth (India won by 295 runs)
6–10 December: 2nd Test, Adelaide (Australia won by 10 wickets)
14–18 December: Third Test, Brisbane
26–30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne
03-07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney
india vs australia test series h2h
Total Test Series: 28
India won: 11
Australia won: 12
Draw: 5
India’s test series record in Australia
Total Test Series: 13
India won: 2
Australia won: 8
Draw: 3