Ponting, 49, will succeed Trevor Bayliss who parted ways with Punjab in July after they finished ninth in the IPL last season
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The hosts made two changes, recalling fit-again Harbhajan Singh in place of the retired Anil Kumble. Opening batsman Murali Vijay was handed his international debut in place of Gautam Gambhir, who is serving a one-test ban.
Australia made one change by replacing fast bowler Stuart Clark with debutant off spinner Jason Krejza as the second specialist spinner alongside leg break bowler Cameron White.
India lead the series 1-0.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Vangipurappu Laxman, Saurav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Jason Krejza.
Ponting, 49, will succeed Trevor Bayliss who parted ways with Punjab in July after they finished ninth in the IPL last season
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UAE's oldest cricket stadium is all set to host the 250th one-day international on Wednesday
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India received $2.45 million earlier this year for winning the men's T20 World Cup, which handed out a total of $11.25 million
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Rohit's side begin a busy schedule with the opening match against Bangladesh starting on Thursday
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Kohli will be aiming to get to the 9,000 run mark in Test cricket
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Fernando last played for the Test team against New Zealand in March 2023
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Bangladesh are on a high after winning both Tests in Pakistan, where they registered their first Test series victory against their Asian rivals
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Short missed the Scotland series for the birth of his first child but was glad to slot in and perform against England
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