IND vs AUS second Test Updates: Regular captain Rohit Sharma will return to the Indian team in the next Test in Adelaide, so before that in the practice match to be held in Canberra from November 30, it will be interesting to see whether he himself opens the innings or gets Lokesh Rahul to bat. Whether Rohit or Rahul bats at number three will also depend on whether Shubman Gill is fit or not. If Gill is not fit for the match, then either Rahul or Rohit will play at number three in this match.

However, some people in the Indian cricket world believe that if Rohit bats in the middle order (at number five or six) on this tour, it will be more effective for the team. Due to Rohit's absence in the first Test in Perth, Rahul was used as a temporary opener. However, he looked technically the strongest of all Indian batsmen, scoring 26 and 77 runs in both innings at the Optus Stadium. Before this match, he also played the role of opener in a match for India A at the MCG.

Rohit, who has been opening the innings in Tests for the last five years, is not in his best form. His performance in the recent five Test matches played in India was not encouraging. However, all these matches were played on difficult pitches for batting. Gill suffered a hairline fracture in his finger during the practice match at Waca and was ruled out of the opening Test match. He has not yet started batting practice in the net session. If he is fit for the match, Dhruv Jurel will have to be dropped from the playing XI.

In this match, it will also have to be seen whether the team management makes any changes in the spin bowling department or not. In Perth, Washington Sundar got a chance to play in place of experienced spin bowlers like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Ashwin took four wickets for 45 runs in the first innings of the pink ball test played in Adelaide in 2021. This also included the wicket of Steve Smith on a brilliant ball.

Looking at the current conditions, the pitch in Adelaide will not be of much help to the spinners either. Jadeja has been preferred over Ashwin based on his better batting abroad, but Washington is considered technically better than him. This left-handed batsman had made a significant contribution in taking the team's lead to more than 500 by sharing 89 runs with Virat Kohli in Perth. In the Adelaide Test, the Indian team will have to focus more on deciding the batting order than deciding the playing eleven.