IND vs AUS 2023: India’s predicted XI for first Test match against Australia
India will be hoping for a favorable series outcome to enter World Test Championship final.
All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja
It is said that the Nagpur pitch will be a rank turner, meaning that there will be a tremendous amount of turn on the surface. The likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will be licking their lips to extract the positives from the wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin has bagged as many as 449 wickets in 88 appearances. Besides that, he has showcased his batting ability as well. He has already scored five centuries and 13 fifties. On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja has been out of action for a long time now.
Earlier, he was ruled out of the Asia Cup and the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 tournament due to injury. However, he eventually recovered from the injury and is gearing up to pose a threat to the Aussies in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series. Jadeja scored 2523 runs at an average of 36.6 including 3 centuries and 17 fifties.