More than the leadership responsibility, Rahane will also be replacing Kohli the batsman, and latter responsibility has been a major issue with him over the last few years.
With four days to go before the second Test begins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here are some of the areas that the Indian team management might look for changes
India lost the opener in Adelaide following a horrifying collapse that saw the visitors succumb to 36 for nine in the second innings on day 3, their lowest ever Test total.
Rohit Sharma is currently locked in a hard quarantine in a two-room apartment in Sydney.
Jadeja, who suffered a concussion during the first T20 international, also sustained a hamstring injury which ruled him out of the first Test.
Feels Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami absences have done irreparable damage to India's series-winning ambitions.
The legendary cricketer suggests KL Rahul as the opener instead of Prithvi Shaw; Shubman Gill in the lower middle-order.
Chappell rejected the idea of banning bouncer delivery altogether after recent India vs Australia was marked by a series of blows to the head and concussion-related substitutes.
Oz opener Joe Burns warns they are the best team in the world and are capable of winning at any venue as they did in Adelaide two days ago.
Following a horrendous batting show against Australia in the first Test, where defensive frailties were exposed, Dravid coming to the team's aid in Australia could be the morale boost the squad needs.
The player of the match medal for the upcoming second Test between India and Australia will honour pioneering Australian aboriginal player Johnny Mullagh.
Burns shows confidence in the Australian team saying they are currently the best team in the world.
The Indian attack had impressively reduced Australia to 111 for 7 on day 2 before Paine single-handedly carried the home team to add 80 more runs to the board, batting with the tail for 18.4 overs more which reduced the first innings gap to 53.
Burns gives a tongue-in-cheek reply when asked what advice will he give to struggling Indian opener Prithvi Shaw.
India started Day 3 of the pink-ball Test with a lead of 62 runs but they ended up collapsing for a record total of 36 -- their lowest of all time in Test cricket. Australia ended up winning the match by eight wickets.
India lost the first Test by eight wickets and Ponting said that with captain Virat Kohli also not available for the rest of the series, there is no one to pick up the visitors' spirits after that bruising defeat.
While India look to recover from the humiliation, former Indian cricketer and a legend of the game, Sachin Tendulkar, shared an inspiring story on his first trip to Australia, back in 1991 and how that turned out to a career-changing trip.
Shaw managed scores of 0 and 4 in the two innings against Australia in the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide which ended on Saturday following India's horrifying collapse.
Although he remained at the second spot in the ICC rankings, the half-century helped him gain two points to reduce the gap between him and Smith from 25 to 13
Australia's Joe Burns was on Sunday cleared to play the second Test against India, but young Will Pucovski was ruled out as he continues to recover from concussion.
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