The pitch at Nagpur Stadium is going to be a rank turner, and India may end up going with four spinners in their bowling line-up. The probable playing XI of India and Australia for the 1st Test of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy is revealed. Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid are likely to back their strength of spin bowling and play 4 spinners, namely Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, in the playing XI.
On the other hand, the Australian cricket team is also likely to go with three spinners in their playing XI for the 1st Test against India. Pat Cummins and Co. are ready to take on the spin challenge thrown by the Indian cricket team.
IND vs AUS 1st Test 2023 Playing XI: India’s Predicted XI
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- KL Rahul (WK)
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Virat Kohli
- Shubman Gill
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
- R Ashwin
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Siraj
- Mohammed Shami
IND vs AUS 1st Test 2023 Playing XI: Australia’s Predicted XI
- David Warner
- Usman Khawaja
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Steve Smith
- Travis Head
- Alex Carey
- Peter Handscomb
- Pat Cummins
- Lance Morris
- Nathan Lyon
- Mitchell Swepson