India include 4 pacers, 1 spinner

June 07, 2023 14:51

The close-up of the pitch at The Oval in London

Ajinkya Rahane is back in the Test team, but all eyes will be on batting sensation Shubman Gill, who has enjoyed a dream run across formats in the last six months.

The experienced Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli will need to take responsibility with the bat.

India's pace quartet of Shami, Siraj, Umesh and Shardul will relish the overcast conditions and a green pitch at The Oval.

Australia's pace attack could be handful on this pitch featuring the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland and Cameron Green, while Nathan Lyon will be hoping for some spin on Day 4 and 5.

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, K S Bharat (w/k), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (w/k), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

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