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Part of the celebrated 'Fab Four' that also comprises Joe Root and Kane Williamson, both Kohli and Smith have endured struggles with the bat in recent times, though they have scored a century each in the first three Tests of the five-match series.

During the press conference ahead of the fourth Test of BGT in Mebourne, Jadeja interacted with the media in Hindi. The Australian media claimed the all-rounder refused to answer questions in English and left the session even before the Australian reporters could pose questions.

There has been no official statement from the BCCI or the Indian team about the status of both players after suffering injury scares

Rahul was hit on his right hand and was seen in some discomfort at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which will host the Boxing Day Test from December 26 with the five-match series levelled at 1-1.

After the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in a stalemate at the Gabba, both Australian and Indian teams headed to their next battle in Melbourne for the fourth Test of the series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

"He could have said, listen after the end of the series, I won't be available for selection for India. What it does is that, similarly when MS Dhoni retired at the end of the 3rd Test in 2014-15 series, it leaves you one short," Gavaskar told broadcasters

In the last session of the day, India were in deep trouble after the dismissal of Ravindra Jadeja (77) as they were 33 runs behind the follow-on total. Akash joined his senior bowling partner in the middle and went on to play a memorable knock for India as the pair stitched an unbeaten 39-run partnership off 51 balls

Rohit, Gill and Ashwin return to the playing XI, replacing Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar

On the 22 yards at the Adelaide Oval, six millimetres of grass has been left, which is a standard practice in day-night Tests to preserve the condition of the pink Kookaburra ball. Australia have won all seven of their pink-ball Tests in Adelaide, while India are playing a day-night Test for the first time after March 2022

It was a 46-overs-a-side affair, which India won by chasing down an easy target of 241 in 42.5 overs, but they carried on batting till the end of the final over

Uncapped pacers Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett added to the Australian squad for the Adelaide Test

Smith was among Bumrah's victims during a devastating opening spell in the first innings, where the pacer tore through the Australian top-order.  

While Rohit is expected to open alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul could come in at three pushing Gill to number 5

Allan Border expresses his disappointment over the team's inability to contain Virat Kohli during the first Test in Perth

The Indian players met the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as the Aussie PM hosted a reception at the Federal Parliament House ahead of the tour game

After failing to capitalise on their decision to bat first in the first innings, the Jasprit Bumrah-led side bounced back in the second innings with strong batting performance from the top-three - Yashashvi Jasiswal (161), KL Rahul (77) and Virat Kohli (100 not out)

The Team India coach is slated to directly link up with the squad in Adelaide before the 'Pink Ball Test' starting December 6

Bumrah, the mastermind behind India’s remarkable victory in Perth, claimed eight wickets, effectively dismantling Australia’s batting lineup. His game-changing spell of 5-30 secured a crucial 46-run lead after India was bowled out for 150 on day one. He added three more wickets in the second innings, sealing a monumental overseas Test victory—India's third-largest Test win away from home.

India's 295-run victory marked their largest margin of triumph against Australia away from home in terms of runs, surpassing their 222-run win in Melbourne in 1977. Following a 0-3 whitewash loss to New Zealand at home earlier this month, India needed to secure at least four wins in the five-match Border-Gavaskar series to guarantee a spot in the WTC Final. They took a crucial first step with a monumental win in Perth.

Skipper Jasprit Bumrah (3/42) and Mohammed Siraj (3/54) did most of the damage on the fourth day while Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy played the support act