Team India Playing XI for Sydney Test – Navdeep Saini set to debut

Team India announced their playing XI for the 3rd Test at Sydney on twitter. Rohit Sharma replaces opener Mayank Agarwal while Navdeep Saini is set to make his Test debut. He takes the place left vacant by the injured pacer Umesh Yadav.

Pacer Saini walks in to the Test with a impressive First Class record of 128 wickets in 46 matches. Vice captain Rohit Sharma is likely to open with Shubman Gill.

NEWS – #TeamIndia announce Playing XI for the 3rd Test against Australia at the SCG.

Navdeep Saini is all set to make his debut.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/lCZNGda8UD

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2021

Team India Playing XI – Sydney Test:

Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini (debut)