Sachin backs Kohli's side to bounce back

Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar expects Virat Kohli's men to bounce back in the second Test and insists the series is still wide open despite Australia's stunning upset in Pune. 

India lost the first Test by a whopping 333 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, bundled out for scores of 105 and 107 as Australia's left-arm spinner Stephen O'Keefe claimed 12-70.

Australia's shock win means they need to win only one of the remaining three Tests to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but Tendulkar says the series is still well and truly up for grabs.

"It was a tough Test match for us," said Tendulkar, who played 39 of his record 200 Tests against Australia. 

"But (losing) is part and parcel of the game. That does not mean the series is lost, the series is still wide open.    

"Knowing the spirit of the Indian team I know they will fight back hard. 

"Australian team also knows about it because when we beat them, we also knew that they are going to come back at us really hard. 

"That is what makes sport interesting. That is what sportsmen play for. 

"There are good moments and there are tough moments but it is all about how you stand back on your feet again and start competing. 

"I have no doubt that the Indian team is going to come back and compete hard."

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Despite the loss, India are far and away the form Test team in the world.

Prior to the first Test defeat, India had not lost a Test for 18 months going back to August 2015 when they surrendered the opening match of their series against Sri Lanka in Galle. 

Having lost that first Test, Kohli's charges rebounded to win the final two matches and kick-start a 19-match unbeaten run that was broken on Saturday. 

While O'Keefe was the standout bowler for Australia in Pune, former Test skipper Ravi Shastri says India must respect the tourists' bowling quartet.

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"O'Keefe is one thing but Indians can't take their eyes off Starc or Hazlewood either; not to mention Nathan Lyon," Shastri wrote in the Times of India. 

"It's a very fine pair of fast men at Australia's command. 

"Indeed all of Australia's four bowlers are match-winners on a given day."

History suggests the pitch in Bangalore will assist fast bowling considerably more than it did in Pune, and Shastri expects changes to the hosts XI.

"I would be surprised if India doesn't bolster its batting at the cost of a spinner," Shastri wrote, with batsman Karun Nair coming in for off-spinner Jayant Yadav appearing the most likely change. 

Test Squads

India (for first two Tests): Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandaran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Karun Nair, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund, Hardik Pandya.

Australia: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Ashton Agar, Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Stephen O'Keefe, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade

Australia's schedule in India

Feb 23-27, First Test, Pune

Mar 4-8, Second Test, Bengaluru

Mar 16-20, Third Test, Ranchi

Mar 25-29, Fourth Test, Dharamsala