Meanwhile, selectors have also added all-rounder Hardik Pandya to India's squad for the third and fourth Tests, slated to be held in Melbourne and Sydney, respectively.
India's squad for the 3rd and 4th Tests vs Australia:
Virat Kohli (Captain), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (Wicket-keeper), Parthiv Patel (Wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal