Smith was removed from captaincy due to his involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, with Cricket Australia (CA) appointing Tim Paine to the top job.
Pant also boasts an impressive batting record in Australia, having scored 350 runs at an average of over 50 in 4 Tests during the 2018-19 tour.
Kohli is coming back to India for the birth of his first child in January.
Steve Smith hit back at Ian Chappell over the the great's suggestion over strengthening laws regarding the protection of lower-order batsmen from short-pitched deliveries.
Shaw was bowled for a second ball duck in the first innings of the first Test and had his stumps rattled in the second innings at the Adelaide Oval in the pink-ball Test.
Kohli's 74 was the highest score by any batsman on either side in the first innings of the pink-ball day/night Test.
Australia won by eight wickets and the series will now move to Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test starting December 26.
Smith acknowledged Ashwin's impressive setup for the batsman during an interaction with reporters ahead of the second Test in Melbourne.
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir suggested a series of changes to India's batting order for the Boxing Day Test, which begins on December 26.
With figures of 0 and 4 against Australia in his last two batting outings, Shaw's grim run with the bat continued with yet another below-par performance this year.
Agarwal and Shaw aggregated just 30 between them across the two innings of the first Test which India lost by eight wickets.
Decimating the Indian batting unit, Josh Hazlewood scalped five wickets while Pat Cummins took four as the hosts gained a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.
Bedi, 74, praised the Aussie bowlers for exploiting the conditions on the third morning of the match.
Kohli however hoped that the team will do well in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Shaw's dreadful form with the bat continued as the youngster registered 0 and 4 in the first and second innings respectively.
Kohli, who took over as regular skipper of the Indian team in 2015 in Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, had led India in a 2-0 defeat in the two-Test series in New Zealand this year prior to the Covid-19 pandemic
Talking about the batting collapse in the post-match presentation, Kohli said that the side lacked intent and the shift in mindset helped Australia make a comeback.
The tables turned drastically on Day 3 of the Pink Ball Test as India registered their lowest-ever Test score to concede a 8-wicket loss against Australia in Adelaide.
India collapsed to their worst-ever score in Test cricket history during the Pink Ball Test against Australia in Adelaide.
The fans on Twitter were stunned at Indian batting order's embarrassing collapse against Australia in Adelaide, which saw the side register its lowest-ever total in Test history.
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