Rahane, 31, will look to provide stability to the middle order during the pink-ball Test.
Rahane has played 62 Tests for India and scored 4061 runs with the help of 11 centuries and 21 half-centuries. He has the high score of 188 runs in the longest format of the game and averages 43.67.
India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs in Indore to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.
India top the World Test Championship (WTC) standings with 300 points. The final Test will be chance for India to further consolidate their position. New Zealand are second in the standings with 60 points.
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