India is dealing with the absence of veteran Ishant Sharma, who was ruled out of the entire tour after being named in the initial squad for the series.
Pant has so far represented India in 13 Tests, scoring 814 runs at an average of 38.76.
A total of 27,000 spectators, which is 50 per cent of the total capacity at the Adelaide Oval, will be allowed on each day during the first Test which begins from December 17.
T Natarajan was reported for chucking after bowling merely 25 overs on his Ranji Trophy debut in January 2015.
Virat Kohli will return to India after the first Test in Adelaide, and Steve Smith has said that it will be a "big loss" for India.
Rohit Sharma is currently undergoing recovery after a hamstring injury, and there is little update on his current fitness status.
Smith, however, said that Australia will have to be at their best against the experienced Indian bowling attack despite the fact that the visitors would be missing Ishant.
The 26-year-old batted at number four in all the three T20Is against Australia, registering scores of 23, 15 and 10.
VVS Laxman praised Hardik Pandya for his gesture towards T Natarajan, and also lauded the left-arm bowler for his performances on the Australian tour.
In three T20I games against the Aussies, Samson's scores were - 23, 15, 10.
The final warm-up game ahead of the anticipated Border-Gavaskar series begins on Friday at the SCG which will be a pink-ball game under the lights. India will be looking at a lot of factors before deciding their final XI for the opener in Adelaide.
32-year-old Maxwell had managed to score just 103 runs from 13 games in the UAE, ending his abysmal IPL 2020 campaign without hitting a single six.
While representing Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL, Hardik has Kieron Pollard to complement him at the end.
Green and Swepson are included in the 12-member Australia A squad in their warm-up game against India A.
ICC match referee David Boon imposed the sanction after India was ruled to be one over short of the target on Tuesday, after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Cameron Green praised India's fast bowler ahead of the Test series, which begins on December 17.
India lost the first two one-dayers before bouncing back to win the last game, and eventually won the T20I series 2-1.
Australia's David Warner took to his official social media profile to congratulate T Natarajan on his impressive performances for Team India.
T Natarajan took six wickets in the three-match T20I series against Australia and made an impression on his maiden international tour.
David Warner was injured during the second ODI of the series against India, and missed the rest of the limited-overs action.
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