Rohit returns for third test, Saini to make India debut


Britain Cricket – India Nets – The Oval – June 17, 2017 India’s Rohit Sharma during nets Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic/File Photo

(Reuters) – A fit-again Rohit Sharma returned to India’s playing XI for the third test against Australia beginning at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.

Quick Navdeep Saini will make his test debut with the four-test series level at 1-1.

India XI: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini.