The tour opening match witnesses Virat Kohli coming back to lead the Indian side. He was rested during the three-match T20I series against the West Indies.

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India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bowl first against Australia in the first Twenty20 International at Brisbane on Wednesday.

India's XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed and Jasprit Bumrah.

As expected, Yuzvendra Chahal has been left out.

Australia: D Arcy Short, Aaron Finch (c), Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ben McDermott, Alex Carey (wk), Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Billy Stanlake

India\'s Tour Of Australia\, 1st T20I: Virat Kohli Wins Toss\, India Bowl First In Brisbane

India's Tour Of Australia, 1st T20I: Virat Kohli Wins Toss, India Bowl First In Brisbane

The tour opening match witnesses Virat Kohli coming back to lead the Indian side. He was rested during the three-match T20I series against the West Indies.