Rohit returns after recovering from a hamstring injury which kept him out of the limited-overs series in Australia as well as the first two Tests in Adelaide and Melbourne. India have also lost the services of frontline pacers Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav through injuries since levelling the series 1-1 in Melbourne. Saini's debut means Jasprit Bumrah will lead an inexperienced three-pronged pace attack which also includes one-Test old Mohammed Siraj. The way he bowled in the last game, especially when Umesh got injured in the second innings ... Siraj was really exceptional." India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj.

Source: bd News24 January 06, 2021 08:03 UTC