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3rd Test: Rohit Sharma returns as opener, Navdeep Saini to make debut

Rohit Sharma to open with Shubman Gill while Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut as he replaces injured Umesh Yadav

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Rohit Sharma prepares to bat in the nets during a training session at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on January 6, 2021. Picture/ AFP

Rohit Sharma prepares to bat in the nets during a training session at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on January 6, 2021. Picture/ AFP

Rohit Sharma has replaced Mayank Agarwal as opener in the India team for the third Test against Australia that gets underway at the Sydney Cricket Ground from Thursday. Rohit will open the innings alongside Shubman Gill.

Meanwhile, right-arm pacer Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut as he replaces injured Umesh Yadav, who has returned to India after suffering calf muscle injury during the second Test in Melbourne which India won eight wickets.

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