Overview
- Gautam Gambhir, India's head coach, has returned to India due to personal reasons after the team's commanding 295-run victory in the first Test against Australia in Perth.
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that Gambhir will rejoin the team ahead of the second Test, scheduled to begin on December 6 in Adelaide.
- In Gambhir's absence, the Indian support staff, including assistant coaches Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate, will oversee preparations for the upcoming matches.
- India's historic win in Perth included standout performances from Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 161 runs, and Virat Kohli, who broke records with his seventh Test century in Australia.
- Skipper Rohit Sharma, who missed the first Test due to the birth of his second child, has joined the team in Australia and is preparing for the day-night Test in Adelaide.