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Australian and Indian players united before the first ball after tea to pay respect to the veteran cricketer alongside the late Jones' wife Jan and daughters Augusta and Phoebe, and former Australian captain Allan Border.
India were 36/1 at stumps after bowling out Australia for 195.
India have also included all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant in the playing eleven.
The former Australian head coach said that it will come down to whether the visiting batsmen can cope with the bounce.
The third Test venue has been the subject of debate after a new community outbreak emerged in Sydney's northern beach suburbs late last week.
The spin legend has also asked the DDCA to remove his name from the spectators' stand at Kotla, named after him in 2017.
Bowler Sean Abbott was also unable to rejoin the squad after leaving the Sydney bubble for treatment on a calf injury.
The 36-year-old Saha could well be running the last lap of his international career as young and feisty Pant is set to be preferred by the team management over the next three Test matches and if he does well, against England, too.
The four-Test series starts in Adelaide as a day-night match on December 17.
While deliberating on regional security challenges, the two sides briefly touched upon India's border row with China in eastern Ladakh.