Pune Feb 23 (IANS) Australian skipper Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bat against India in the opening match of their four-match Test cricket series here on Friday.
Virat Kohli-led hosts made one change to their team. Medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was replaced by spinning all-rounder Jayant Yadav while Australia were playing two pacers and two spinners on a slow and low track.
Teams:
Australia: David Warner Matt Renshaw Shaun Marsh Steven Smith(captain) Peter Handscomb Mitchell Marsh Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper) Mitchell Starc Steve O Keefe Nathan Lyon Josh Hazlewood.
India : Murali Vijay Lokesh Rahul Cheteshwar Pujara Virat Kohli(captain) Ajinkya Rahane Wriddhiman Saha(w) Ravichandran Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja Jayant Yadav Umesh Yadav Ishant Sharma.
--IANS
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Australia wins toss, opts to bat vs India in 1st Test
