During his tenure, the UAE qualified for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia where they recorded a historic win over Namibia
Legspinner Cameron White became Australia's 402nd test player when he was handed his debut for the match ahead of offspinner Jason Krejza.
Australia will field a new opening combination with Simon Katich partnering Matthew Hayden, who returns from a heel injury which ruled him out of the West Indies series. Allrounder Shane Watson will bat at No. 6 while White is listed at No. 8.
India included fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma to play alongside spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced he will retire at the end of this series, while current skipper Kumble has confirmed this test will be his last on his home ground.
Australia holds the Border-Gavaskar trophy after winning the previous series 2-1 at home in January.
Teams:
Australia: Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark.
India: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Anil Kumble (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, Pakistan, and Rudi Koertzen, South Africa.
TV Umpire: Amish Saheba, India. Match Referee: Chris Broad, England.
During his tenure, the UAE qualified for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia where they recorded a historic win over Namibia
India's top order batsmen were given a torrid time by Mitchell Starc who took eight wickets in the first two matches with his pace and swing
Starc said Australia would focus on winning the series against India on Wednesday
Having been asked to follow on, Sri Lanka needed 416 runs to make the host bat again but was bowled out for 358 in their second innings
The contest on Sunday was Suryakumar's 16th ODI without a fifty
Sri Lanka trail by 303 runs after following on in the second Test
Starc returned with figures of 5-53 as the India was bowled out for 117 in just 26 overs
Starc returned with figures of 5-53 as the Indian innings lasted just 26 overs