Umesh, Vihari named in India's Playing XI

December 14, 2018 07:47

Australia captain Tim Paine has won the toss and elected to bat in the 2nd Test at the new Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday.

Australia have gone with an unchanged squad while India have made two changes.

Umesh Yadav comes in for R Ashwin while Hanuma Vihari replaces Rohit Sharma.

The shiny new Perth Stadium is expected to conjure up nostalgia-tinged memories of its fiery predecessor, offering conditions a desperate Australia hope will spur a series-leveling victory over India in the second Test starting on Friday.

The 60,000-seat arena will host its first Test after a rich 47-year run at the nearby WACA, located on the opposite bank of the SwanRiver, and the grassy drop-in wicket unveiled on Thursday has fuelled anticipation of a pace bowler's paradise.

Australia Playing XI: A Finch, M Harris, U Khawaja, S Marsh, P Handscomb, T Head, T Paine, M Starc, P Cummins, N Lyon, J Hazlewood

India Playing XI: KL Rahul, M Vijay, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, H Vihari, R Pant, I Sharma, M Shami, U Yadav, J Bumrah

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