Gautam Gambhir to rejoin Indian team on Tuesday, set to make HUGE call on batting order

The India head coach, who left the team following the victory in Perth and came back home due to 'personal reasons' will be reuniting with the team ahead of the second Test in Adelaide

India head coach Gautam Gambhir is set to rejoin the team in Australia ahead of the second Test at Adelaide Oval, having flown back home due to ‘personal reasons’ following the 295-run win in the first Border-Gavaskar series Test in Perth.

Gambhir missed India’s 2-day pink-ball practice match against the Prime Minister’s XI at Manuka Oval, which was reduced to a 46-overs-a-side contest due to inclement weather.

He had left the touring party on November 26, the scheduled final day of the first Test in Perth. The second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a pink-ball day-nighter, will start on Friday.

Finalizing the playing XI for the second Test is definitely going to be a challenge for Gambhir especially when it comes to the batting order. The Men in Blue have been further strengthened with the arrival of skipper Rohit Sharma, who missed the series opener due to the birth of his second child.

Not only this, Shubman Gill who missed the first Test due to a thumb injury, impressed with his knock of 50 in the match against PM’s XI. Gambhir will definitely have his task cut out as he gets down to select the playing XI.

The Indian team arrived in Adelaide from Canberra on Monday afternoon and will have three practice sessions – out of which two will be under lights on Tuesday and Thursday.