Bumrah set for leadership

Rohit, Pant likely to make way for Gill and Jurel; Akash injured

Rohit Sharma is set to be dropped from the fifth and final Test against Australia starting here on Friday. Just like Melbourne, he was last among recognised batters to enter the nets, but this was after head coach Gautam Gambhir refused to confirm whether the out-of-form skipper will be at the toss on Friday morning.

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who has been the team's top performer with an astonishing 30 wickets in four outings at a sub-20 average, will take over the leadership role in that scenario. It was under Bumrah's captaincy that India won its only Test on the tour so far -- the lung-opener in Perth.

Shubman Gill returns?

While Gambhir didn't spell out the playing eleven, there were enough indications that India might bring back Shubman Gill at number three.

"Indian cricket's transition is in safe hands as long as there are honest people in the dressing room. Only criteria to be in that dressing room is performance," Gambhir said at the pre-match press conference.