India won the toss against Australia in the second test at Mohali and elected to bat first. What was of note however, that it was MS Dhoni who came out in place of Anil Kumble and thus it was assured that Anil Kumble won’t be playing this match.

In place of Kumble, Amit Mishra will be making his debut in the Indian team while the rest of the team remains unchanged. For Australia, Peter Siddle makes his debut for Australia in place of Stuart Clark who is also out injured.

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