Devdutt Padikkal, Yash Dayal Added to India Squad For BGT Ahead of 1st Test at Perth - REPORT

IND VS AUS: It may not be confirmed as of now, but reports suggest that Devdutt Padikkal and Yash Dayal have been added to the squad. Padikkal and Dayal were in the reserves. The news is yet to be official and the expectations are it will happen soon. Does that mean both Padikkal and Dayal are going to be part of the first Test at Perth? With no Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma there for the first Test, Padikkal is surely in line for a spot at the top of the order. With Dayal, it cannot be confirmed if he will play or not but in case the management is looking for variety in the bowling unit, Dayal may get a go. 

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Ashwin as Sole Spinner?

As per the report, this call is being taken because Australia have three left-handed batters in their line-up. They have Travis Head, Alex Carey and Usman Khawaja. Ashwin has a good record against left-handers. Also, the report claims that Nitish Reddy is in line to make his Test debut for India. The Indian team will already be without Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, which in itself is a huge setback. There is also uncertainty over Yashasvi Jaiswal's participation after he picked up a niggle during India's net session on Tuesday at the Optus stadium. 

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India's predicted playing XI against Australia in 1st Test

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul , Abhimanyu Easwaran/Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli , Rishabh Pant , Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana/ Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah , Mohammed Siraj

The first Test will be played at the Optus stadium in Perth starting November 22.