Ind vs Aus: Smith wins toss, Rahane to lead team in Kohli's absence
Meanwhile, the Indian team made a couple of changes as an injured Virat Kohli was left out of the side, making way for Ajinkya Rahane to lead the side.
India have also opted for medium pacer Bhuvaneshwar Kumar in place of pacer Ishant Sharma.
Virat's absence also marked the debut Test for left arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
The HPCA is presently hosting its first official Test match.
IND XI: L Rahul, M Vijay, C Pujara, A Rahane, K Nair, R Ashwin, W Saha, R Jadeja, B Kumar, K Yadav, U Yadav
AUS XI: D Warner, M Renshaw, S Smith, S Marsh, P Handscomb, G Maxwell, M Wade, P Cummins, S O'Keefe, N Lyon, J Hazlewood
(Writing by Sudipto Maity)
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