Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 1st Test: We would have batted too, says India captain Rohit Sharma after dropping toss

India captain Rohit Sharma admitted that he would have opted to bat first if he had gained the toss on Thursday. Pat Cummins gained the toss and Australia opted to bat first on Day one of many first Test.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 9, 2023 09:28 IST

Rohit admitted that he would have opted to bat as effectively if he gained the toss (Courtesy: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: India captain Rohit Sharma admitted that he would have additionally batted first after dropping the toss to Pat Cummins on Thursday on Day one of many first Test in Nagpur.

Cummins gained the toss and elected to bat first in a high-stakes sequence that would doubtlessly decide the finalists of the World Test Championship summit conflict on the Oval on 7-11 June.

Speaking on the toss, as quoted by Cricbuzz, Sharma stated that he would have opted to bat first as effectively if he had gained the toss. The India captain stated that he did see some seam motion for the pacers up entrance throughout coaching.

Sharma opened up on the significance of the sequence and stated whereas it’s a massive one, it’s all about profitable one session at a time.

“We would have batted too. Looks pretty dry. There will be help for spinners. We got to wait and see how much it does. Yesterday when we started training we did see some seam movement for the pacers up front. We have had a good prep for the last 5-6 days. We trained on the aspects in store. This is a big one. We know the importance of the series but we also understand it’s about winning one session at a time. It’s a long series. Three spinners, two seamers, Bharat and Suryakumar Yadav are debuting,” stated Sharma.

India handed debuts to Suryakumar Yadav and KS Bharat with Ravindra Jadeja additionally returning to the lineup. Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav missed out from the taking part in XI.

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

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Feb 9, 2023