India opt to bowl against Australia in 3rd Test
The Hindu
India captain Rohit Sharma elects to field against Australia in the third Test; series tied at 1-1.
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against Australia in the third Test on Saturday.
India have made a couple of changes with Harshit Rana and R Ashwin making way for Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja respectively.
For Australia, Josh Hazlewood, who has recovered from his side injury, returns to the playing XI in place of Scott Boland.
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"Little bit overcast and little bit of grass, looks a bit soft as well, want to make best use of the conditions. It will get better to bat as it goes on," Rohit said at the toss.
"Big game for us here, we'll do what is expected of us. We'll play good cricket, we understand we have to capture some moments, we didn't do that in the previous game which is why we lost," he added.
The five-match series is locked in at 1-1.
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