GILL AND SIRAJ TO MAKE TEST DEBUT TODAY

MELBOURNE: Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj will be making their debuts in the second Test of the ongoing fourmatch series between Australia and India beginning Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Indian team on Friday announced their playing XI for the Boxing Day Test, making a host of changes to the line-up which featured in Adelaide. Right-handed batsman Gill, who had made 127 runs in the two warm-up games, will open the innings alongside Mayank Agarwal. Gill, who has played three ODIs, replaces Prithvi Shaw in the playing XI. Shaw had come under severe criticism following his failure in the pink-ball Test which India lost by eight wickets. Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj will be making their debuts in the second Test of the ongoing fourmatch series between Australia and India beginning Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Indian team on Friday announced their playing XI for the Boxing Day Test, making a host of changes to the line-up which featured in Adelaide. Right-handed batsman Gill, who had made 127 runs in the two warm-up games, will open the innings alongside Mayank Agarwal. Gill, who has played three ODIs, replaces Prithvi Shaw in the playing XI. Shaw had come under severe criticism following his failure in the pink-ball Test which India lost by eight wickets.