According to reports, the Indians are not keen to travel to Brisbane in view of the stricter quarantine protocols in Queensland and want to play back-to-back games in Sydney where the third Test begins on Thursday.
India captain Virat Kohli and limited-overs all-rounder Hardik Pandya were also pictured at a shop in Sydney in early December during the white-ball leg of the tour.
T Natarajan was included in the Test squad for the remaining two matches of the ongoing series against Australia.
If Rohit Sharma plays the third Test against Australia in Sydney, he will be targeting a world record against Australia.
Both Warner and Pucovski have joined the Australian Test squad and have attended nets with Warner making clear that he would play the third Test even if he isn't 100 per cent fit.
The win in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was also remarkable considering India were without their talismanic batsman Virat Kohli and ace pacers Ishant Sharma and Mohammad Shami.
With India struggling with injuries to their fast bowlers, he has got a chance of playing T20Is, ODIs and has now received a call-up to the Test squad.
Earlier reports said Team India is not keen on travelling to Brisbane for the fourth and final Test owing to reports emerging that they might incur severe lockdown protocols on travelling to Queensland.
A senior Indian cricket board official told PTI that the visiting contingent is "well aware" of the COVID-19 protocols and had not violated any of them.
The first innings of the first Test saw both Matthew Wade and Joe Burns add 16 runs in 14 overs while in the second Test, both Burns and Wade added 10 in just over four overs in first innings and four in three overs in the second innings.
A fan who posted a video and pictures of the Indian fans dining inside a restaurant also tweeted that Rishabh Pant "hugged" him.
Warner talked about the inclusion of T Natarajan in the India Test squad as replacement for Umesh Yadav ahead of the third match against Australia.
Warner says that he will get a clear idea of where he stands during the training sessions on Saturday and Sunday.
Joining the Indian team after completing his mandatory 14-day quarantine, star batsman Rohit Sharma on Thursday went through his first practice session in Australia under the watchful eyes of batting coach Vikram Rathour.
Pucovski, who was primed to make debut in Adelaide, was ruled out of the first two Tests after being hit on the head in the first warm-up game.
Cricket Australia had on Tuesday announced that the third Test will go ahead in Sydney on schedule from January 7.
Pujara, who scored 521 runs at an average of 74.42 on India's previous tour of Australia in 2018, has been dismissed three out of four times by Cummins in the first two Tests.
Ashwin was integral to India's eight-wicket win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), returning with figures of 3/35 an 2/28 in the two innings he bowled in.
Akhtar was very impressed by India's ability to bounce back after being literally punched in the gut as not many teams can pull off something like this.
Tendulkar was all praise for Rahane's captaincy as well as his match-changing hundred on a day when batting was difficult under overcast conditions.
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