Rohit Sharma-led India will aim to continue their purple patch on the Australian soil and win their third successive Test series Down Under. India hadn't won a Test series in Australia until 2019. In 2020/21, Ajinkya Rahane-led India won their second series there. Rohit was part of both series. He was part of the leadership group on India's previous tour to Australia.This time, he will fly to Australia as the captain. Rohit is doubtful for the series opener in Perth but is all but confirmed to feature in the second Test match, starting December 6.Rohit, who will have the onus to do plenty of scoring in Australia, is close to joining a huge list. The India captain needs 292 runs to complete 1000 Test runs against Australia.The right-handed batsman has scored 708 runs in 12 Tests against Australia at an average of 33.71. His tally includes one century and three half-centuries.Rohit, who is likely to play four Tests in the upcoming series, can complete 1000 runs against Australia. The overall list is topped by Sachin Tendulkar. The Master Blaster scored 3630 runs.Rohit played his first Test against Australia Down Under in 2014. He was close to making his debut in the 2011/12 series but MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag backed a struggling Virat Kohli. Virat cemented his spot in Team India after his heroics in Perth while Rohit's debut got delayed by 2 years.Jasprit Bumrah to lead India if Rohit skips first TestJasprit Bumrah will lead Team India if Rohit misses the first Test of the series. Bumrah has been part of the leadership group since 2022 and has captained India in one Test match. KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran are two contenders who can replace Rohit in the playing XI. Rahul played the second unofficial Test match for India A against Australia A.