The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the probable eleven for the third Test against Australia in Melbourne, with the four-match series currently tied at 1-1.
The BCCI had earlier announced the squad for the final two Test matches against Australia set to take place in Melbourne and Sydney respectively with all-rounder Hardik Pandya and opener Mayank Agarwal roped in. The duo can be expected to play a part in the third Test after being included in the probable eleven.
Here’s India’s probable lineup for the 3rd Test against Australia: Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul/Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Hanuma Vihari/Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
Hosts Australia have named an unchanged squad for the remaining two Tests, after recordeding a 146-run win against India in the second Test which took place at Perth.
Here is the Australian squad for the upcoming Tests:
Tim Paine (c, wk), Josh Hazlewood (VC), Mitch Marsh (VC), Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc.