BGT: Team India start practice session ahead of Perth Test

Team India stars started their practice session at Perth ahead of the highly-anticipated first Test against Australia at the Optus Stadium.

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The first Test of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played at Perth's Optus Stadium from 22 November.

The series is extremely crucial for both sides' ICC World Test Championship final chances.

While the Aussies will be aiming to get a good start in their bid to prevent a hat-trick of series losses to India at home, the visitors would also be charged up after a humiliating whitewash series loss to New Zealand at home in the three-match Test series, their first Test series loss in home conditions in 12 years.

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, middle-order batter KL Rahul, star batter Virat Kohli, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal were among the players who turned up for the session.