Team India is likely to have a debutant in the opening test against Australia in the form of Nitish Kumar Reddy. According to an Indian Express report, With just a couple of days left before the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) at Perth Stadium (Nov 22) head coach Gautam Gambhir is likely to draft the youngster in the playing XI.

With Hardik Pandya not in the Test squad, Nitish Kumar Reddy is the only pace-bowling all-rounder in the team for the five-match Test series.