New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced India's 15-man squad for upcoming four-match Test series against Australia.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee, led by former Indian wicketkeeper MSK Prasad, met earlier today to pick the team for the first two Test matches of the upcoming series against Australia.
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There weren't any changes from the squad which played a one-off Test against Bangladesh at Hyderabad.
The Indian board confirmed the squad on Twitter:
Team: Virat (Capt), Vijay, Rahul, Pujara, Rahane, Saha (wk), Ashwin, Jadeja, Ishant, Bhuvi, Umesh, Karun, Jayant, Kuldeep, Mukund & Pandya
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 14, 2017
Indian squad: Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Karun Nair, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund & Hardik Pandya
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Chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who replaced injured leg-spinner Amit Mishra, was retained in the squad. So was Abhinav Mukund, the left-hander from Chennai.
