All-rounder Vijay Shankar was handed his One-day International debut against Melbourne as India made three changes for the series decider.
Kuldeep Yadav makes way for leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal while Kedar Jadhav returns, replacing Ambati Rayudu.
Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bowl first on a day where the conditions are overcast. There has been rain ahead of the final ODI. Mohammed Siraj, who recently made his debut, has been left out after a poor outing in the 2nd ODI. “It’s overcast and it might be stop-start, so as a batsman you may never get momentum,” Kohli said. “We have had a good time here. Levelling the series was important, now we want to finish it off with a win.”
Australia confirmed their XI on Friday with leg-spinner Adam Zampa making a return, replacing Nathan Lyon. Pacer Billy Stanlake takes the place of Jason Behrendorff, who suffered a sore back.
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