Ahead of the series decider, Team India will miss the services of their skipper, Shubman Gill. He has been ruled out due to injury, and in his absence, Rishabh Pant will take over the leadership duties. During the match, Pant will have a dual duty to look after, along with wicket-keeping

Yashasvi Jaiswal will need to step up to the occasion and deliver a big knock. The left-hander had poor outings in the first Test as he registered the scores of 12 and zero runs, respectively. The hosts will expect their premier batsman, Jaiswal, to deliver big performances

KL Rahul, who seems to be in good touch in red-ball cricket, will be expected to replicate his knock from the previous match. With the skipper missing out on the clash, Rahul, being a senior batsman, will have to spend long hours at the crease

Sai Sudharsan is being looked at as the potential option to replace Gill in the playing XI. Although there's no confirmation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the left-hander has emerged as the dark horse in the competition

In case the team management opts for Nitish Kumar Reddy, he will then provide the option of an additional pace bowling all-rounder. So far, he has featured in nine Test matches and has scored 386 runs. Nitish also has eight wickets to his name