The new stadium at Perth has hosted only a couple international games, and this will be its first big game with the Indian team coming to town.
Michael Vaughan was on the same plane with the Indian team travelling to Perth and witnessed a great gesture by skipper Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma.
India fast bowler Bumrah has achieved a career-high ranking of 33rd, after his three for 47 and three for 68 at Adelaide helped him to rise five places.
Australia endured some frustrating moments during their 31-run loss to India in first Test when a few decisions went against the hosts after reviewing the umpires calls.
Pant equalled the world record of most catches in a Test by a wicketkeeper, snaring 11 in India's 31-run win in the first Test against Australia.
Ponting believes the nature of the new-look Perth pitch will suit the Australians.
After the Adelaide Test, the 21-year-old told the media that he enjoys troubling batsmen by distracting them.
There is no doubt that Virat Kohli and Co. have every right to revel in their hard-fought triumph, a few headaches persist even after the fabulous win.
Shaw had missed the opening Test after injuring his ankle while fielding during the practice game against Cricket Australia XI late last month.
Upon their arrival from South Africa, Smith and Warner were treated like criminals and that did not go down well with many former players.
India, who claimed the opening Test by 31 runs, were 86 for 5 in the first innings before Cheteshwar Pujara's gritty 123 helped the visitors post 250.
Former India captain and IndiaTV Cricket Expert Sourav Ganguly reviews India's memorable 31-run victory against Australia in Adelaide.
The coach was expectedly happy with the hard-fought victory, also India's first in the opening Test of a series in Australia.
India began the Test series against Australia by winning the opening match Down Under for the first time in over seven decades.
It seems like India have slowly acquired the status of choking teams to death in their last innings.
Before Monday's win at the Adelaide Oval, India won Test matches in Melbourne (1977 and 1981), Sydney (1978), Adelaide (2003) and Perth (2008).
India gave wings to their ferocious ambition of winning a maiden series Down Under, beating Australia by 31 runs in the opening Test with an irresistible fusion.
Cheteshwar Pujara, who was adjudged the Man of the Match, said his preparation prior to the series helped him assess the Adelaide pitch better.
Pant finished with 11 catches, and equalled the record for most dismissals in a Test by a wicketkeeper, sharing it with England's Russell and South Africa's AB de Villiers.
The Aussie captain singled out Cheteshwar Pujara as the difference between the two sides. The Saurashtrian scored his maiden ton on Australia soil, his 15th Test century.
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