Nagpur | Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday.India's charismatic middle-order batter in T20I cricket Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut along with wicket-keeper KS Bharat, with the Cummins-led Australia handing out the Baggy Green to spinner Todd Murphy.Former India coach Ravi Shastri handed out the India caps, while Australia spinner and a member of the playing XI, Nathan Lyon presented the Baggy Green to Murphy.In a first, the BCCI invited both Suryakumar and Bharat's families to come inside the ground and watch the Test cap presentation ceremony.
Head coach Rahul Dravid congratulated and shook hands with the family members of both the India players.It may be recalled that Bharat had donned the gloves for India in place of Wriddhiman Saha on day 3 of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur in 2021, after the Bengal gloveman had suffered a stiffness in his neck.Teams:India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.Australia: Pat Cummins (c) David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy and Scott Boland.
Come-back man Ravindra Jadeja picked up his 11th five-wicket haul as India skittled out Australia for 177 in their first innings just after at tea on day one of the opening Test here on Thursday.
The left-arm spinner, who returned from a knee injury, was the wrecker-in-chief during the second session as he broke the 82-run stand between Steve Smith (37) and Marnus Labuschagne (49) before trapping Matt Renshaw and Todd Murphy.
Jadeja (5/47) then trapped Peter Handscomb (31) in the final session of the day as Australia were bowled out in 63.5 overs.
Alex Carrey scored a 33-ball 36 before veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (3/42), who was the other wicket-taker for India in the second session, ended his stay in the middle.
Earlier, pacers Mohammed Shami (1/18) and Mohammed Siraj (1/30) dealt early blows to the visitors, removing openers Usman Khwaja (1) and David Warner (1) within the first three overs.
Brief Scores:
Australia 1st innings: 177 all out in 63.5 overs (Marnus Labuschagne 49, Steve Smith 37; Ravindra Jadeja 5/47, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/42).
Scoreboard: 1st Test, India vs Australia
Nagpur, Feb 9 (PTI) Scoreboard on the first day of the opening Test between India and Australia here on Thursday.
Australia 1st Innings:
David Warner b Shami 1
Usman Khawaja lbw b Siraj 1
Marnus Labuschagnest Srikar Bharat b Ravindra Jadeja 49 Steven Smithb Ravindra Jadeja 37
Matt Renshawlbw b Ravindra Jadeja 0
Peter Handscomblbw b Ravindra Jadeja 31 Alex Carey b Ashwin 36
Pat Cummins c Kohli b Ashwin 6
Todd Murphylbw b Ravindra Jadeja 0
Nathan Lyonnot out 0
Scott Bolandb Ashwin 1
Extras: (B-7, LB-5, NB-3) 15
Total: (All out in 63.5 Overs) 177
Fall of Wickets: 1-2, 2-2, 3-84, 4-84, 5-109, 6-162, 7-172, 8-173, 9-176, 10-177.
Bowling: Mohammed Shami 9-4-18-1, Mohammed Siraj 7-3-30-1, Ravindra Jadeja 22-8-47-5, Axar Patel 10-3-28-0, Ravichandran Ashwin 15.5-2-42-3.
