T Natarajan and Washington Sundar debut for India in Brisbane Test as Australia opt to bat

Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth and final Test against India in Brisbane on Friday. Tim Paine, the Australian skipper, said the pitch would be good to bat on for the first two days despite some cracks. Marcus Harris was included in the Australia side after Will Pucovski suffered a shoulder injury during the Sydney Test. The Brisbane Test is a momentous occasion for Nathan Lyon as he becomes the 13th Australian player to play 100 Tests. The offspinner needs just four more wickets to become the first Australian offspinner and second overall after Harbhajan Singh to go reach 400 wickets in Tests. However, for the Indian cricket team, there were some big changes. Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah were ruled out of the match along with Hanuma Vihari and Ravindra Jadeja, meaning there were two debutants for India

T Natarajan and Washington Sundar were handed their debut caps. Natarajan, who made his debut in the limited-overs leg against…

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