India captain Rohit Sharma hopes England's Shoaib Bashir will have his visa issues sorted out quickly as he awaits approval to enter the country.
England have included three spinners for the series opener against India, giving Tom Hartley his Test debut in Hyderabad.
India superstar Virat Kohli will not play in the opening two Test matches against England due to personal reasons.
Josh Hazlewood's four-wicket haul moved Australia closer to clinching victory in the first Test against the West Indies in Adelaide.
West Indies debutant Shamar Joseph's first ball in Test cricket saw him dismiss Steve Smith in his first innings as the new opener for Australia.
England talisman Ben Stokes has gone under the knife and aims to be back for England's next Test series against India.