Ind vs Aus: Navdeep Saini set to make debut in 3rd Test match!

Sydney, Jan 6: Ahead of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the playing XI of Team India. In the playing XI, pacer Navdeep Saini will make his debut in the Third Test against Australia which will be the all-important encounter that begins tomorrow at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

 

 

Apart from this, Rohit Sharma, who came back in the squad after recovering from the injury, will be opening the innings along with Shubman Gill. His inclusion means Mayank Agarwal has to sit out after he failed to garner significant scores in the first two Tests.

 

 

 

Saini, on the other hand, replaced Umesh Yadav in India’s playing XI. Yadav picked up an injury during the second innings of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. He had sustained a strain in his left calf muscle after which he underwent scans later that day.

 

The BCCI further stated that the fast bowler won’t be able to recover completely ahead of the remaining two Test matches and hence, was ruled out of the series. India continue to go with the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who shared a total of 8 wickets among each other at the MCG.