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India prefer Prithvi Shaw over Shubman Gill, Saha instead of Rishabh Pant

Shaw has been in poor form and his technique has also been questioned but skipper Kohli made it clear in the press conference that Gill and Rahul are not in his scheme of things as of now.

Published: 16th December 2020 02:03 PM  |   Last Updated: 16th December 2020 03:38 PM   |  A+A A-

Prithvi Shaw

Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw (File | AFP)

By PTI

ADELAIDE: India on Wednesday preferred Prithvi Shaw over an in-form Shubman Gill to partner Mayank Agarwal in the series-opening pink-ball Test against Australia as the visitors announced their playing eleven.

Shaw has been in poor form and his technique has also been questioned but skipper Virat Kohli, during the pre-match press conference, made it clear that both Shubman Gill and KL Rahul are not in his scheme of things as of now.

Also, veteran Wriddhiman Saha has been selected over Rishabh Pant, who scored a hundred in the pink ball practice game.

Saha had scored a gutsy 50 that got more credence than Pant's 100 against slow bowlers.

The four-Test series begin Thursday with a day/night contest.

Playing XI: Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin.

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