Kirti Azad has suggested the team management to make Virat Kohli bat at No.3, considering Shubman Gill is not available for the Perth Test.

While India's T20 team is raising the bar by setting new records home and away, their Test counterparts seem to be headed in the opposite direction with misfortune following them at every turn. Rohit Sharma's team recently sunk to a new low when they were walloped 3-0 at home by an understrength New Zealand team,

Former Australian opener David Warner has cautioned the Pat Cummins-led side to be wary of the danger presented by Virat Kohli, despite his recent decline in form, in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Warner thinks that Kohli's proven track record of performing exceptionally well in Australia could play a crucial role in the upcoming five-match series.