Adelaide: India's players say they are focused on next week's opening Test as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's arrival in Australia on Saturday raised hopes he may lead his team against the home side at the Adelaide Oval.


Shikhar Dhawan at a media interaction in Adelaide on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images 

The tourists, like the Australians, are coming to terms with the tragic death of Test batsman Phillip Hughes, which plunged the cricket world into mourning. The Indians are preparing for Tuesday's Test after a couple of two-day games against a Cricket Australia XI, while the Australian squad only begun training on Friday following the funeral of Hughes on Wednesday.