Former India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin on Tuesday said that India should go with five bowlers, five batsmen and a wicketkeeper against Australia in the first Test at Adelaide Oval. He also felt that Hardik Pandya should have been in the Test squad as India needed his type of batsman in Australia.

Azhar added that the playing eleven should include two spinners, including a wrist spinner. However, he remains worried over India's slip-fielding.