Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are set to become Australia’s finest new-ball partnership when the hosts start play in the first Border-Gavaskar test as favorites against India on Friday.

Cricket fans in India can watch this Test series via Star Sports. The cheapest way to watch is via the Disney Plus Hotstar app, but those looking to catch all the action on a device with a larger display will need to sign up for one of its more expensive tier subscriptions.

Australia removed Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal for ducks in a stunning morning session to leave India reeling on 51 for four at lunch on the opening day of the first test in Perth on Friday.

India has won the toss and elected to bat in the opening test of the Border-Gavaskar five-match series at Perth Stadium.

India's foreign exchange reserves logged their sharpest weekly fall on record to a more-than-four-month low last week, as the dollar strengthened following the U.S. election verdict, and the central bank sold from its reserves to limit the rupee's decline.

India's foreign exchange reserves experienced a significant drop of $17.761 billion, settling at $657.892 billion for the week ending November 15, as per RBI's report. This decline, the second consecutive one,

India's foreign exchange reserves experienced a decline of $17.7 billion, reaching $657.89 billion by November 15th, as reported by the Reserve Bank of India. The decrease was primarily attributed to a drop in Foreign Currency Assets.