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DNA Web Team | Dec 01, 2018, 12:11 PM IST
1.India will miss its best opener
India will miss Prithvi Shaw in the first Test match at least. The young star suffered an ankle injury during the match. Shaw had impressed on Thursday with a sparkling 66, hitting 11 boundaries in his 69-ball knock. The 19-year-old was the only one certain to play in the opening slot and his absence will a big loss for India. (Image: AFP)
2.Vijay-Rahul up the stakes
After Prithvi Shaw's injury India may find some respite from the performance of KL Rahul and M Vijay in the second innings. Vijay slammed a century while KL Rahul added 62 runs. India is likely to go with this combination in the first Test match. Virat Kohli must have specially happy to see Rahul, who failed in the first innings, to score some runs. (Image: AFP)
3.Indian batting looked good
Apart from KL Rahul in the first innings, every recognised Indian batsman was among the runs for India. There were five fifties in the first innings as well a 40 from Rohit Sharma. The two batsmen not to get runs in the first innings - Vijay did not bat while Rahul scored just 3 - also got some runs in the second innings. While CA XI attack is not compareable to Australia, India still look solid in the batting department. (Image: PTI)
4.Indian bowling looked ordinary
While Indian batting looked confident, the bowling department failed to impress. CA XI posted more than 500 in the board in their first innings. There was no standout bowler for India. They will have to do much better against the senior Australia side. (Image: AFP)
5.Hanuma Vihari to play, Rohit Sharma to wait
It looks Hanuma Vihari will play as a batting all-rounder for India in the first Test match. He scored half-century in the first innings and was promoted to No.3 in the second. This means Rohit Sharma will have to wait for his chance. (Image: AFP)
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