In the pre-match press conference on January 2, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed the unavailability of Akash Deep in the last Test at Sydney Cricket Ground Ground on January 3. Akash Deep, who was in Gabba and also in Melbourne, has been suffering from back stiffness and will miss the final and fifth Test. As an obvious aftermath, either Prasidh Krishna will be added, or Harshit Rana will come back. Gambhir in the press conference said, "Akash Deep is out with a back issue." The 28-year-old right-arm pacer Akash Deep has been a great support to India's main pacer Jasprit Bumrah. He has bowled a total of 87.5 overs in the series so far, raising concerns about his workload. However, he has been quite an unlucky bowler, getting just 5 wickets, with a few others getting dropped. Read also: Beau Webster Replaces Marsh in Australia's XI for SCG Test Jurel in. Pant out? Several criticisms broke out regarding team selection. The Perth Test that has the only win in the series saw both Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin on bench and Washington Sundar on field. At the Adelaide, Ashwin came back, but Rana was ruthelessly smashed by the Aussies and then got dropped in the third Test at the Gabba. Akash Deep came in and provided good support by blocking runs with his perfect line and length. The third-time selection raised eyebrows when in-form KL Rahul was demoted to one-down and Rohit Sharma, the struggling batter, came to the top, axing Shubman Gill. Meanwhile, some reports are suggesting that India might rest Rishabh Pant and give space to the young keeper, Dhruv Jurel. Rishabh Pant, who has been in the series since the first Test, has been average other than hitting some shots. Dhruv, however, played in Perth as a batter, and got 11 runs in the first and just 1 run in the second inning. Notably, Gambhir has not declared the playing XI of India.