India could field three spinners against Australia in the final.
'We'll see how he goes in the build-up and make that decision when we get on the ground in India'
Mohammed Shami's absence will certainly leave a gaping hole in India's planning but former South African pacer Fanie de Villiers believes that Rohit Sharma's men have the best chance of ending a 31-year wait for a Test series win in the Rainbow Nation.
Warner played some audacious strokes batting both left and right-handed.
Apart from Kohli, four other Indians who were picked in the ICC's Test and ODI Teams of the Year.
New South Wales paceman Abbott and Queensland veteran Neser are the reserve quicks behind regulars Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and James Pattinson.
The upcoming Test in Indore will be a do or die for Team Australia, who will look for a face-saving victory.
Ahead of the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Tophy, Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith opened up on the mistakes made by the visitors in the first two Tests.
Play three pacers, include Boland in Indore, says Kasprowicz
Starc didn't want to spend 22 weeks in bio-bubble
The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.
England will require more heroics from Ben Stokes if they are to pull off an unlikely victory
Rohit Sharma said that Suryakumar would be given a "consistent run" so that he feels comfortable with the format.
Cheteshwar Pujara is set to play his 100th Test match when India take on Australia for the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Indian cricket team will not just be looking to win a third ODI global title but also look at saving the '50-over format' which has been battling identity crisis for at least five years now.
They will, however, only be able to join their respective franchises after Australia play their lone T20 match against Pakistan on April 5.
Following their emphatic nine-wicket win in the Indore Test, Australia will be looking to continue the momentum as they seek a series-levelling victory in the fourth and final Test, starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc is likely to miss Australia's upcoming limited-overs series against India due to injury, according to reports.
With KS Bharat putting up unimpressive displays and Motera providing a good batting track, it might be the perfect opportunity for Ishan Kishan to find a place in the team.
Josh Hazlewood took four wickets and their openers comfortably chased a modest target.
'The Ashes are on the line here, if that is not motivation, I don't know what is.'
From Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma sharing the limelight with their raw talent, to SRH's Travis Head smashing some brutal boundaries to notch up big runs and totals for his franchise, this season has had some real power hitters on show.
Starc will travel to Adelaide with several other members of the Australian side and the Indian team on a charter flight
Intention is to play every match, we won't be rotating bowlers unless we have to: Pat Cummins
Australia coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test in Delhi.
Australia opener Marcus Harris was dropped from the Test squad and replaced by Queensland batsman Joe Burns for the upcoming two-match series against Pakistan.
Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and bowling coach Bharat Arun celebrated their birthdays together .
The 10-team tournament will be played across 10 venues culminating in the November 19 final at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
As India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 win, Rohit Sharma and Australia skipper Steve Smith agreed the outcome of the Delhi Test sealed the fate of the series.
Shubman Gill smashed a career-best 128 and Virat Kohli regained his form to fuel India's robust reply
Steely Smith sees Australia to series win against England
McDonald 'disappointed' with McCullum's comment post Bairstow dismissal
Australia's top order fired in unison to secure a six-wicket win over England with Dawid Malan's career-best 134 for the tourists in vain as in the first one-day international on Thursday.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia played in Rajkot on Wednesday
Hosts India will have the upper hand if the tracks are rank turners in the upcoming Test series but Australia will win on 'fair' pitches, said former wicketkeeper Ian Healy.
Australia will be without fast bowler Mitchell Starc for Saturday's final one-day international against South Africa after he was given permission to leave the tour to watch his wife Alyssa Healy compete in the women's T20 World Cup final. Healy will feature for Australia against India in the decider of the global T20 competition at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, and will be able to count on the support of Starc.
Australia's assistant coach Dan Vettori said it was a "tactical decision" not to field fast bowler Mitchell Starc in his side's narrow win over Afghanistan at the Twenty20 World Cup as the defending champions' semi-final hopes hang in the balance.
Smith ruled out; Cummins, Warner rested for white-ball tour.
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