Gautam Gambhir was a part of the selection process for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which saw uncapped all-rounder Nitish Reddy being picked ahead of veteran Shardul Thakur.

The first Test against Australia begins in Perth on November 22. Gambhir outlined that the media is being overtly obsessed about the whole transition process.

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir was hopeful about captain Rohit Sharma's availability for the 1st Test vs Australia

In an unexpected yet thrilling development, Gautam Gambhir, the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, announced that Jasprit Bumrah will lead India in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy if regular skipper Rohit Sharma is unavailable.

There is still no clarity if Rohit Sharma will be available for the first Test of the five-match series against Australia. If Rohit is not available then India could open with either KL Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran.