The majority of the Indian players go into the final after two months of IPL but Chappell feels that might not negatively impact them after all.
Pant met with a horrific car accident in December last year and is yet to be discharged from the hospital after undergoing multiple surgeries on his knee and heel.
Warner had been handed a lifetime leadership ban because of his role in the 2018 ball tampering scandal.
The Indian batters lacked application and were dismissed for 109 and 163 in two innings of the match, which Australia won by an emphatic nine wickets to seal their place in the World Test Championship final.
The Pat Cummins-led Australia will face their ultimate test in the four-match series, beginning in Nagpur on February 9.
Cricket Australia has never protected the interest of the players and David Warner's outburst on captaincy ban has exposed the authorities' "tendencies for back-side protecting", feels the legendary Ian Chappell
Australia's predetermined sweep ploy to tackle Indian spinners failed miserably, as the hosts won the first two Tests to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with two more matches left in the series.
The former Australian captain Ian Chappell feels that T20 Leagues across the world are popping up faster than summer weeds and future programmes for international cricket is headed for a breakdown.
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell feels Ben Stokes the Test captain has plenty to learn from his match-winning performances in the T20 World Cup
Ian Chappell has retired from international cricket in 1980 after scoring more than 6000 runs in close to 100 matches for Australia.
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell believes in order to keep the charm of Test cricket, the game needs to be played well.
Rod Marsh, who formed a prolific wicket-taking partnership with Dennis Lillee, died on March 4 just over a week after having a heart attack.
Ian Chappell backed Pat Cummins and said that he should have a say in deciding Australia's next coach.
Former Australian Test captain Ian Chappell has praised Virat Kohli's leadership enthusiasm and passion to push for success in Test cricket.
