There was no toss, with the India side granted its wish of sending the CA XI in under overcast skies.
It will allow Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay and Rohit Sharma " all returning from New South Wales state after attending Phillip Hughes' funeral " to bat later in the match.
The two sides lined up for a minute's silence before play, while both sides are wearing black armbands to honor Hughes.
Lineups: Ishant Sharma (captain), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Karn Sharma, Varun Aaron.
Chairman's XI: Ashton Turner (captain), Ryan Carters, Jake Doran, Sebastian Gotch, Evan Gulbis, Josh Lalor, Alexander Keath, David Moody, Jonte Pattison, Sam Rainbird, Matthew Short, Jordan Silk.
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