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In the absence of Virat Kohli, who is on a paternity leave, Ajinkya Rahane will lead India cricket team in the remaining three Test matches. In total, India has made 4 changes, two of them are forced one, in its playing 11 from 1st Test. Prithvi Shaw and Wriddhiman Saha are dropped while Kohli and Mohammed Shami are unavailable for selection.
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Earlier, Justin Langer informed that Australia would field an unchanged playing 11 for the second Test unless there is a injury concern or niggle before the start of play.
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Why Gill picked over Shaw?
Ravindra Jadeja has recovered fully from his concussion and hamstring injury and will add a new dimension with his all-round abilities in a five-bowler set-up. Jadeja has been in great form before getting injured and likely to strengthen India lower-order, which looked fragile.
Pant over Saha
Rishabh Pant's intent in the middle order will provide way more assurance than a passive Wriddhiman Saha. Pant is expected to play his fearless brand of cricket which is the need of the hour given India need to put a strong show with the bat after getting bundled out for 36 in first Test.
ICC World Test Championship
The four-match series between India and Australia is also a part of ICC World Test Championship (WTC), whose final will be played at Lord's cricket ground in June, 2021. After winning the first Test of the ongoing series, Australia has strengthen its position at the top of the ICC WTC team standings. Notably, the top two teams on WTC points table will qualify for the final.
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Here are the squads of both the teams:
India squad: Rohit Sharma (3rd and 4th Test), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia squad: Tim Paine (Captain, wicketkeeper), Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner.
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