Even when India usher in Rohit and Gill for Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel, who had been a part of the XI in Perth, there’s the query of the opening mixture, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul having placed on a double-century first-wicket stand in India’s second innings in Perth. Indications from the pink-ball tour sport, although it wasn’t a full-fledged contest, are that Jaiswal and Rahul will proceed to open with Gill changing Padikkal at No. 3, and Rohit presumably going within the center order behind Virat Kohli. Rishabh Pant is the opposite sure starter within the center order.
