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Australia opt to bat against India

By IANS,

Hyderabad: Australia captain Michael Clarke won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test against India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, here Saturday.

Harbhajan Singh retained his place in the Indian team while left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha remains out.

Australia have dropped Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc for Xavier Doherty and Glen Maxwell.

Australia: Ed Cowan, David Warner, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke (captain), Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Xavier Doherty

India : Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma