Kohli along with Shami, Chahal, Karthik, Dhoni and coach Shastri were seen practising at the nets ahead of India's 2nd ODI against Australia.
Behrendorff said that despite blowing the Indian top-order away in Sydney, the hosts weren't sure about victory.
Indians wouldn't be too concerned though as the No.4 batsman is only a part-time bowler and has taken just three wickets from 46 ODIs.
In February last year, Shankar's big match temperament was put to test against a quality Bangladesh attack.
Rohit said that the former captain was ready to bat anywhere for the team.
India vs Australia, 1st ODI: Catch All the Match Updates between IND vs AUS First One Day Match ball by ball commentary from Sydney Cricket Ground.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that the Indian pace battery sans Jasprit Bumrah is weak and inexperienced and it could be an area of concern for the visitors in the ODIs versus Australia.
The SCG congratulated Team India for securing its first Test series win on Australian soil.
After winning a historic Test series a few days ago, India aim to repeat the performance under the lights with the white ball.
Like India, Australia will kick off their 2019 World Cup preparations in Sydney, albeit they have a Test series against Sri Lanka in between.
Kohli isn't interested in joining the likes of AB de Villiers and Brendon McCullum who continue to play T20 leagues after retiring.
Kohli has distanced the team from the controversy by saying that the side does not stand by the duo on the issue.
Siddle who last played an ODI for the Kangaroos in November 2010 is set to don the yellow jersey after a huge gap of 8 years.
The BCCI CoA chairman Vinod Rai has recommended a two-ODI ban for the cricketers.
The hosts plan to don the retro kit for the three-match ODI series with the 1st ODI commencing from January 12 in Sydney.
India won the four-match Test series 2-1 against Australia with Pujara fetching the man of the series award with a total of 521 runs, including three hundreds.
Playing as the Scorchers stand-in captain with Mitchell Marsh on national duty, Turner has scored 43 not out, 47 and 60 not out in his past three BBL matches.
MS Dhoni, along with other white-ball specialists including Dhawan, Rohit, Rayudu, Jadhav, Chahal, Karthik and Khaleel, have joined up with the Indian team.
The first match of the three-match ODI series will be played on January 12 at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Cricket Australia selector Trevor Hohns had said Coulter-Nile was not picked due to lower back soreness but the paceman, who has a long injury history, claimed subsequent scans had cleared him.
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