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IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: FOUR!

Wow! This is elegance at its best. Shubman Gill walked a couple of steps before producing a beautiful extra cover drive for a four. The next delivery from Cameron Green is a dot ball. It is turning out to be a good start for India.

IND 22/0 (4)

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: FOUR!

A lucky boundary for Shubman Gill! He went for a cover drive but got a thick outside edge that flew over the gully fielder for a four.

IND 18/0 (3.2)

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: FOUR!

A confident shot from Rohit Sharma! There was width on offer from Mitchell Starc. It was a short ball bowled outside off stump and Rohit smashed it for a four on the off side.

IND 14/0 (2.5)

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: It’s game time!

The match has kicked off. Rohit Sharma found an edge on the first ball of the innings that was caught by Alex Carey, but umpire was unconvinced. Australia decided not to review and the opportunity went begging. 

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: Here are the playing XIs –

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: Two changes for Australia

Mitchell Starc is fit to play and Cameron Green has also been roped in. The players replace Pat Cummins and David Warner in the squad.

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: Two changes for India

As expected, Shubman Gill has replaced out-of-form batter KL Rahul in the squad. This means Rohit Sharma will have a new partner in the series to open the innings with. Meanwhile, injury has forced Mohammed Shami to be rested and Umesh Yadav has replaced him.

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: India opt to bat!

India skipper Rohit Sharma has won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia in the third Test match in Indore.

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: Has KL Rahul been dropped?

“Today, on the ground, we didn’t see KL practice enough. Maybe its and indication that Shubman might play,” said Sunil Gavaskar before the toss takes place in Indore.

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: Milestone awaits Virat Kohli!

When India take to the field against Australia during the third Test at Indore, it will be a special occasion for hosts’ star batter Virat Kohli, who will be playing his 200th international match at home. Read More

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Live: Welcome guys!

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of Day 1 of the third Test match between India and Australia. The match takes place at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Stay connected for all the live updates.