Virat Kohli-led Team India Leaves for Australia Tour
Virat Kohli will lead India in the first of the four-match Test series, commencing on December 4 in Brisbane
An 18-member Indian team, led by Virat Kohli on Saturday left for Australia to play in the four-match Test series starting at Brisbane from December 4. (Australia tour will help India before World Cup: Laxman)
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will miss the first Test due to a right thumb injury and he is expected the join side from the second Test onwards. (Team India should do a PM Modi in Aus: Gavaskar)
Naman Ojha is the reserve wicketkeeper for the first Test and he will return home once Dhoni joins the team for the second Test. (India not front-runners to win World Cup 2015: Fleming)
The team left in the wee hours on Saturday. (Kohli confirms relationship with Anushka)
The Australia tour commences on November 24 with a two-day practice game in Adelaide against Cricket Australia XI. The visitors will then play one more two-day warm-up game against Cricket Australia Invitational XI (November 28-29) in Adelaide before the four-match Test series starts on December 4 at Brisbane.
The other Tests are to be played at Adelaide (December 12-16), Melbourne (December 26-30) and Sydney (January 3-7). The Test series will be followed by a tri-nation series comprising hosts Australia, India and England from January 16 to February 1.
The Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha, Naman Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Karn Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron.