1. Team News - India
Rohit Sharma's mere presence has added spring in the strides of the team and the youngsters in this current set-up swear by him, the reason he replaced Cheteshwar Pujara as vice-captain after just one Test. He is set to open along with Shubman Gill on the morrow. India also have handed debut to pacer Navdeep Saini, who came in for injured Umesh Yadav. If Rohit and Shubman Gill can give the team a good start, the under-pressure Pujara will be much more relieved while playing his own defensive game. Rahane, after one of his more copybook hundreds constructed in adversity during the last game, will enter the arena with more confidence while facing the Australian quartet of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon
2. Team News - Australia
Seldom has an Australian batting unit, that boasts of a player of Steve Smith's calibre, looked so circumspect and literally intimidated by an Indian bowling unit, which isn't operating at full-strength. The pressure is palpable as they are literally pushing a 70 per cent fit David Warner out there in the middle to combat fire with fire even as his statements make it clear that he is not at all comfortable with the idea. Australia's wobbly batting will again be put to test by R Ashwin on a track, that has traditionally helped spinners. With 10 wickets and a new-found confidence, Ashwin has won both on and off-field battle against opposition's key players such as Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.
3. Playing 11
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Mohammad Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia (Possible 11): David Warner, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine (Capt/Wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
4. Dream11
David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Marnus Labuschagne, Ajinkya Rahane, Matthew Wade, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood.