Justin Langer said it was "really hard" breaking the news to Graeme Hick -- as tough as "facing Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh without a helmet and a box on".

Graeme Hick said Australian players are ready to put up a better show in India after a horrifying Test series against Sri Lanka, where they lost 3-0

Graeme Hick, who played 65 Tests and 120 ODIs for England, was appointed Cricket Australia's high performance coach in 2013

Hick fills the role vacated by former Australian Test player Stuart Law, who took up the position as head coach at Queensland Cricket following Darren Lehmann's departure in June.

India is likely to be represented by Rahul Dravid, Robin Singh, Rahul Sanghvi, Amay Khurasiya, Pravin Amre, Narendra Hirwani, Harvinder Singh, Vijay Dahiya, Iqbal Siddiqui, Abey Kuruvilla, Gagan Khoda and Sadagoppan Ramesh.

Prior to Chanderpaul only six men - Denis Compton, Sachin Tendulkar, Garfield Sobers, Ranjitsinhji, Graeme Hick and Barry Richards - have reached this landmark.