Both sides made two changes from their playing XIs at the second Test. Joe Burns -- making his Test debut -- and Ryan Harris come in for Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh for Australia.
For India, 22-year-old Lokesh Rahul gets his first Test cap and Mohammed Shami also makes it to the playing XI. They replaced Varun Aaron and Rohit Sharma. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar failed to make it in the eleven as he is still not fully fit for Test match cricket.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Lokesh Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
Australia: Steven Smith (captain), David Warner, Chris Rogers, Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Joe Burns, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon.