Final Call In Brisbane - Preview of India Vs Australia For Fourth Test Match At Gabba

A battered and bruised India will take on Australia in the series decider despite not being sure of their best playing eleven, hours before the fourth Test begins at the bouncy wicket at The Gabba. Ace fast bowler...

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The Indians are, however, unfazed. They have been mentally tough and are gearing for this Test with same courage that they showed at the SCG.

Batting coach Vikram Rathour has confirmed that the playing XI will be named on Friday itself.

"Basically, the mental toughness comes from preparation. They all have been working hard, not just for this series but for many, many years now. They all are good players," said Rathour while speaking on Thursday morning.

"We always believed in their abilities...Even after the Sydney Test, from the coaching staff perspective what was being said was that when you have belief in preparation, it reflects in the way we play our cricket. We cannot let doubts creep in. This is how the team is playing and they have shown a lot of character. I think the reason for that is the hard work that we have put in and not only for this tour but for many years," he added.

There are chances of rain on the second, fourth and fifth days of the Test match.

"As far as we are concerned, we are looking for a complete game. We are going to give our best," said Rathour.

Australia XI: David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (c & wk), Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

India Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan