India announce 12-member squad for Adelaide Test: Sportsrush presents before you India’s 12-member squad for the first Test vs Australia.

India have announced a 12-member squad on the eve of the first Test of the much-awaited Test series against Australia. While it may have reduced India’s extended 18-member squad, it still hasn’t put to rest some murmurs which are doing the rounds with respect to India’s playing XI.

The prime upshot of the development is that India will take field in Adelaide tomorrow with four specialist bowlers, six specialist batsmen and a wicket-keeper batsman. With only four bowlers in the line-up, it brings India’s in-form trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Ishant Sharma into the limelight for it will be interesting to see how Kohli will use them tomorrow.

Going by what appears to be obvious, India will open the batting with Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay, who will be followed by the trio of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant.

Apparently, one out of Hanuma Vihari or Rohit Sharma will bat in between Rahane and Pant. There is a feeling that Vihari might just get the nod due for he can also play the role of the fifth bowler. While this indicates a settled batting line-up, one remains hopeful of India not committing a selection blunder on the morning of the match, something which they have it in it to do.

India will see as many as four changes to their playing eleven from the last Test that they played against West Indies back home. While form isn’t a reason behind the same, the massive change in conditions from India to Australia is.

India announce 12-member squad for Adelaide Test

 

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