The Indian team led by Jasprit Bumrah is competing against Australia in the opening Test of the five-match Test series, being played at Perth. India have won the last two editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the team would like to pull off similar kind of performance this time as well. This series is important for both the teams as it will decide their chances of World Test Championship finals.
Indian team had won the toss and Bumrah decided to bat first. The team batting here has won all four matches. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana are two players who have made their debut. R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are not a part of this Test.
During toss, after Bumrah won the toss, he spoke how the team is very confident with their preparations and that they know what to expect since they have played Tests earlier on the Australian grounds.
“We are going to bat first, looks like a good wicket. Very confident with our preparation. We played a Test match here in 2018 so we know what to expect. The wicket gets quicker. Nitish makes his debut. We have 4 quicks and Washi(Washington Sundar) is the lone spinner,” Bumrah said after winning the toss.
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