India created history last week by winning the first test of an Australia test series for the first time in history. Ravichandran Ashwin was the main bowler who took important wickets in both the innings but he is not playing the Perth test due to persistent abdominal pain.

Similarly Rohit Sharma who showed some fireworks in his quick 37 in the first innings too is out of the second test due to injury he picked up while fielding during the first test. Looks like Hanuman Vihari or Prithvi Shaw will replace Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja will bring his allrounder experience in place of Ashwin. The rest of the team will largely remain unchanged with Murali Vijay and K.L Rahul opening followed by Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajyinke Rahane and Rishabh Pant making up the middle order.