Gill comes in red hot form after having a brilliant IPL and winning the orange cap. He also moves second in the list of most runs scored in a single season after Viral Kohli. Opening the innings for India, he will be key to their batting and face the new ball.
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Kohli also had a brilliant IPL season this year-round where he didn’t just score runs, but did that elegantly too. Coming at the back of 2 centuries, he will be looking forward to contributing in the middle order and carry his form.
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Siraj has been the most important pace bowler for India for quite some time now and across formats. He took 19 wickets in this season of the IPL as the leader of the RCB bowling lineup. He will be eyeing to get those early wickets with the new ball.
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Rahane had a terrific tournament playing for CSK, including a very crucial innings to win them the final. He has been rightly called to play the Final test and bring his experience and batting skills to the Indian side.
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Shami finished the IPL with the most wickets and won the Purple Cap. He also picked up the maximum number of wickets by a fast bowler in the powerplay. All these skills will be vital if India are to break through Australia’s strong batting lineup.