Australia opt to bat as India hand out Test debuts to Suryakumar and Bharat in opening match

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 and wicketkeeper batsman Sikhar Bharat will make their debut.Todd Murphy to make debut for Australia.