India have already announced the test squad for their upcoming Australia tour. The team will be touring Australia for our tests which will be followed by tri-series between Australia, India and Sri Lanka. You can check-out the fixtures here. After the two practice matches, first test will be on Boxing day (26 Dec) at MCG.
MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Zaheer Khan (subject to fitness)
Indian captain MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar will join the team after their res from ODI series against West Indies. Sill no Yuvraj and Harbhajan in the side whereas Zaheer Khan is under the probable. Khan's fitness will be checked in Ranji Trophy matches.
R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha got their place in the team after their heroic performance in the home against West Indies. As only two-spinners could travel to play in Aussie pitch, Harbhajan couldn't make his place. Wriddhiman Saha is taken as the reserve Wicket-Keeper in the series. Suresh Raina couldn't manage his place on the side whereas leg-spinner Rahul Sharma also axed from the side. Sharma was called for WI series but didn't got chance in any matches.
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