Fri Dec 06 04:10:00 UTC 2024: ## India Makes Three Changes to Playing XI for Adelaide Pink-Ball Test

**Adelaide, Australia:** Team India has announced three significant changes to its playing XI for the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia, a day-night match played with a pink ball. Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, and Dhruv Jurel, all of whom featured in the Perth Test, have been dropped. Their places have been taken by Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma, and Shubman Gill, respectively. Australia also made one change, with Scott Boland replacing the injured Josh Hazlewood.

The inclusion of Ashwin is particularly significant given his impressive record in day-night Tests. He has played all four day-night Tests for India, taking 18 wickets at an average of 13.83. He also boasts a strong record at the Adelaide Oval, having taken 16 wickets in three Test matches there.

Boland’s return marks his first Test appearance for Australia in 18 months, his last being in the Ashes series last year. He replaces Hazlewood, who sustained an injury during the first Test in Perth.

**India’s Playing XI for Adelaide:** Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

**Australia’s Playing XI for Adelaide:** Usman Khawaja, Nathan McAndrew, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

India won the first Test in Perth by 295 runs. The series continues with Tests in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. The overall head-to-head record between India and Australia in Test series favors Australia slightly (Australia 12 wins, India 11 wins, 5 draws). However, India’s record in Test series played in Australia is significantly less favorable (Australia 8 wins, India 2 wins, 3 draws).

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