India vs Australia, Delhi Test: India has made a change in its playing eleven for the second Test match against Australia.
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The second Test match is being played between India and Australia in Delhi. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma is eyeing a 2-0 lead in the 4-match series. India won the first match by a huge margin of an innings and 132 runs. The toss in Delhi was in favor of Australia on Friday. Pat Cummins chose to bat first. Australia made a lot of changes in their playing XI, while India landed on the field with one change.
In the second Test, Travis Head has returned to the visiting team in place of Matt Renshaw. At the same time, Scott Boland is also out. Matthew Kuhneman will debut in Delhi. Talking about India’s playing XI, Suryakumar Yadav has been ruled out of the second test and Shreyas Iyer has been given a chance in his place. Who is doing wonders in test cricket. Surya was flopping badly in the last match.
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worry more about the toss
After losing the toss, Indian captain Rohit said that he wanted to bat first because the pitch is dry. Rohit said that the kind of game we showed in the last match, the meaning of the toss factor was reduced. It is important that when you are playing in India, you should not worry too much about the toss.
Australia’s playing XI:Pat Cummins (c), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann.
India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.