Border-Gavaskar Trophy: The long-waited Test series between two cricketing giants, India and Australia is finally set to begin on February 9 in Nagpur. Rohit Sharma and co will eye to land the first blow to Pat Cummins' troops who are missing some major bowlers due to injuries. Australia have been brilliant so far in Test cricket with captain Cummins and batter Steve Smith coming out on top at almost every occasion. On the other hand, India too have a very strong and fit lineup on paper with T20I sensation Suryakumar Yadav also set to make his Test debut for the country.


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Moreover, veteran players like Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul are also set to join the Test party after coming back from injury and rest, respectively. Fans can expect a cracker of a game in Nagpur with both sides hungry to show who's better.


For Australia, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are the major missouts in the bowling department as they are recovering from their respective injuries. (Rishabh Pant to Mitchell Starc: Five Players Who're Likely to Miss India vs Australia 1st Test - In Pics)


India vs Australia 1st Test Match Details


Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur


Date & Time: February 9-13, 9:30 AM IST onwards


Live Streaming and TV details: Star Sports Network and DisneyplusHotstar website and app.



IND vs AUS 1st Test match Dream11 Prediction


Wicketkeeper: Alex Carey


Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Steve Smith (vc), Marnus Labuschagne


Allrounders: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Axar Patel


Bowlers: Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Mohammed Siraj


Captain: R Ashwin


Vice-captain: Steve Smith


India vs Australia 1st Test match Predicted 11


Australia: Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon and Lance Morris/Todd Murphy.


India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav/Shubman Gill, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj.