Sydney Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first One-Day International, here on Friday.
Mayank Agarwal will open for India alongside Shikhar Dhawan in Rohit Sharma’s absence.
Steve Smith replaced injured Mitchell Marsh in Australia’s eleven that last played in England.
Teams:
India: Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah and Navdeep Saini.
Australia: Aaron Finch (C), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
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