India chose to bat in first Test against Australia at Adelaide

India won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval here on Thursday.

Out of the final 12 picked on the eve of the game, Rohit Sharma made the cut in the Indian playing eleven ahead of Hanuma Vihari.

Opener Marcus Harris is the debutant for Australia.

Teams:

India: Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami .

Australia: Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Tim Paine(captain), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon.