India won the toss and decided to bat first in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. After the 1-1 draw in the 5-match series, the third Test match is being played between India and Australia in Brisbane today.
According to the Australian Meteorological Department, there is a 50 percent chance of rain on the first day of the Brisbane Test match. There is a possibility of rain disrupting the match on four out of five days. During this time, the maximum temperature of the day is expected to be 32 degrees Celsius.
For India, Harshit Rana and Ravichandran Ashwin were replaced by right-arm fast bowler Akash Deep and experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. After winning the toss, Indian captain Rohit Sharma informed about two changes and said that they want to make the best use of the cloudy conditions. “We are going to bowl first. It’s a bit cloudy here and there’s a bit of grass, it looks a bit soft too, I want to make the best of the conditions. There is a lot of cricket left to be played, both the teams have played good cricket in the last two matches. It’s a big game for us here; We will do what is expected of us. We will play good cricket. We understand that we have to capture some moments. We didn’t do that in the last game, so we lost,” he said.
