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India have won the toss and elected to bat in their final warm-up match against a Chairman's XI in Canberra.
Batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have been left out of the Indian 13 for the three-day practice match at Manuka Oval.
Speculation is growing that India will call in a cover player for injured fast bowler Ishant Sharma after he was ruled out of the match entirely.
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India were hoping Sharma would pass a fitness test after sitting out Monday and be available to play on Tuesday and Wednesday.
However, it's clear his ankle injury is worse than the team has been admitting.
Sharma completed just 5.3 overs in the opening tour game against a Chairman's XI last week and is in serious doubt for the first Test against Australia starting on Boxing Day in Melbourne.
The Chairman's team will bowl first, giving discarded Test player Doug Bollinger a chance to prove himself against the Indian batting line-up - which still boasts the likes of Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni.
Captain David Warner is listed to open the batting with Ed Cowan when it's the Chairman's team's turn to bat, leaving under-pressure Test incumbent Phil Hughes to bat down the order at No.4.
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