Australia vs India 2018-19: India's strongest playing XI for the first Test

#4 Fast bowlers

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of the few bowlers who can swing the ball both ways. His inclusion in the Test squad will give huge confidence to the other members of the attack. Bhuvneshwar, who missed the Test series against England due to a back injury, would look to trouble the Aussies in the forthcoming series.

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Mohammed Shami has been a consistent performer for the Indian team in the longest version of the game. His reverse-swing abilities could trouble the inexperienced Australian batting line-up.

Shami picked up 15 and 16 wickets on the South Africa and England tours respectively in 2018. We can expect a similar kind of performance from him during the Test series against Australia.

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Jasprit Bumrah has had a great start to his Test career. So far, he has played six matches and taken 28 wickets at an average of 25.57 with two five-wicket hauls.

It won't be surprising if he finishes as the leading wicket-taker in this Test series.