Rohit Sharma returns as captain, replacing Devdutt Padikkal, for the Adelaide Test. KL Rahul's batting position is uncertain. Shubman Gill's fitness will influence the final lineup. Spin bowling options are being evaluated.

With regular India opener Rohit Sharma back, the management is set to have sleepless nights over the selection of KL Rahul for the Adelaide Test. The question is - Rahul has got runs at Perth and he along with Jaiswal look settled at the top - so,

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first Indian as well as Asian pair to register a 200-run opening partnership on Australian soil.

Team India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul on Sunday etched their names in the record books with an unbeaten opening partnership of 201 runs during the first Test of the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul ended day 2 with an unbeaten stand of 172 for the opening wicket at Perth. This is the first time that an opening pair from India has slammed a century partnership in Perth (including Tests played both at WACA and Optus Stadium).

India's opening pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal stitched a colossal partnership of 172 runs on Day 2 of the first Test against Australia

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul forged an unbeaten 201-run opening partnership on Day 3 of the first Test against Australia in Perth, setting a new record for India's highest opening stand in Australia.

Yashasvi Jaiswal achieved his first Test century with 161 runs in Australia, bouncing back from a first-innings duck. He and KL Rahul set a record partnership, helping India declare at 487/6 by Day 3.