T20 WC brand ambassador Yuvraj backs Rohit & Virat in squad
Karthik started the last T20 World Cup in Australia as India’s designated keeper before losing his spot ahead of the team’s semifinal defeat to England.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli invited Aaron Finch to bat first after winning the toss in the first T20International match of three-match T20I series between India and Australia on Wednesday.
The series opener between India and Australia will be played at the Gabba, Brisbane.
After winning the toss Virat Kohli said, “We are going to bowl first. Looks a hard surface with a decent covering of grass. We haven’t had much of time here, so we would like to see how the pitch behaves. It’s going to be competitive.”
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Aaron Finch said, “I would have preferred to bowl first, but I don’t mind putting up a score on the board. It is a beautiful wicket. We have played against them a lot. Both sides are familiar with each other. Adam Zampa comes in for Nathan Coulter-Nile.”
Teams:
AUS XI: A Finch, D Short, C Lynn, G Maxwell, MP Stoinis, Ben McDermott, A Carey, A Tye, J Behrendorff, A Zampa, B Stanlake
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 21, 2018
IND XI: R Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, L Rahul, R Pant, D Karthik, K Pandya, B Kumar, K Yadav, K Ahmed, J Bumrah
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 21, 2018
Australia (Playing XI): D Arcy Short, Aaron Finch(c), Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ben McDermott, Alex Carey(w), Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Billy Stanlake
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, K Khaleel Ahmed
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