Anticipated shuffle: Rohit and Gill for Padikkal, Jurel

The focus at this weekend's warm-up game will be on changes India could make for Adelaide's pink-ball Test match

- ASHISH MAGOTRA

Sometimes someone else's misfortune becomes your luck. Sometimes you wait for years but don't represent your country - you are good enough but the chance never comes. But sometimes the stars align without putting you through the wringer - you are handed the India cap and told to go have a bat or a ball or both.

At Perth, we saw all of the above happen. Shubman Gill's thumb injury and Rohit Sharma's absence (due to the birth of his child) opened the door for Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel while injuries and indifferent form saw Harshit Rana and Nitish Reddy get the nod ahead of other experienced pros.

But such is the game that ahead of Adelaide, a couple of them might need to call upon Lady Luck again. If they hope to play again.

Rohit is back and will almost certainly slot back into the XI. Gill has been working out but still looks a little ginger. His performance, if he does indeed play the tour game, will be closely monitored. But if fit, he too will be a certainty.

From a pure technique perspective, KL Rahul looked so at home against the new ball in Perth that there will be a temptation to have him perhaps bat higher up the order in Adelaide as well.