Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni and Australian skipper Michael Clarke during toss at MAC in Chennai on Friday. Photo: V. Ganesan
Australian Captain Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat in the first cricket Test against India here today.
For India, veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh would be playing in his 100th Test, while pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will make his Test debut.
For Australia, on the other hand, all-rounder Moises Henriques will get his first Test cap.
Teams :
India: MS Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
Australia: Michael Clarke (c), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade (wk), Moises Henriques, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon.
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Published on February 22, 2013
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