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2nd Test: Rohit, Gill, Ashwin Back As India Opt To Bat First Vs Australia In Adelaide
Captain Rohit Sharma: Captain Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Ravichandran Ashwin are back into India’s playing eleven as the visitors’ won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the day-night Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
India are leading five-match series 1-0, after winning the series opener in Perth by 295 runs. Rohit, who missed the Perth Test due to birth of his second child, will bat at number six, while Gill is slotted at his usual number three spot and Ashwin will be India’s lone specialist spinner.
The trio come in place of Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar. "It looks a good pitch. It obviously looks a little dry at the moment but there's enough grass covering as well. I have been here for two weeks, and ready to go now.
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