The first three Border-Gavaskar matches between India and Australia were completed in 3 days each, evoking a critical reaction from the players and experts of both the countries. When the two teams arrived at the site of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma admitted that the surface was very different from what he had seen in the first three matches of the series. At the time of the draw, Rohit hoped that the wicket would remain the same throughout the match.

It was Australian skipper Steve Smith who won the toss and elected to bat first.

"We have to bat, play with the same team. It's like a good surface, like a good wicket. The boys did well last week. We will have to wait and see (whether it will lead to Australia and India again),” he said.

When Rohit came to speak, he declared that he also wanted to bat first.

"We would have batted first. We know what needs to be done. Siraj is rested and Shami is back. It's always nice to have some time off. We need to regroup as a team, you can reflect on so many things. Not the surface what we saw in the first three Tests, looks a good pitch, I hope it stays the same for all five days," he said during the toss.

Before the draw, the two captains received Test caps from their respective prime ministers, Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese.

BCCI President Roger Binny greeted Australian Prime Minister Albanese, while Secretary Jay Shah greeted Prime Minister Modi.

Modi and Albanese also did a victory lap on the stadium to mark the 75th anniversary of friendship between India and Australia.

Australia was unchanged, with Mohammed Shami replacing Mohammed Siraj in the Indian team.