Two of India's veteran Test players Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara continue to stay on the sidelines.
Cheteshwar Pujara will not return to Sussex for next year's County Championship after the English club side opted to relieve him.
India and Australia will play a five-Test series for the first time since 1991-92 starting November 22 at Perth
Cheteshwar Pujara's unbeaten 167-ball knock was studded with 10 fours as he notched up his first hundred of the County season in his third match.
Cheteshwar Pujara sent social media into frenzy after a cryptic post hinted towards a possible move to Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024.
Cheteshwar Pujara was considered for the last three Test matches against England but chief selector Ajit Agarkar decided to go with youngster Devdutt Padikkal.
Shubman Gill enjoyed a brilliant run of form in the recently concluded five-match Test series against England with two crucial centuries.
India's spin veteran Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday reached the milestone of 100 Test matches.
R Ashwin is set to play his 100th Test in the last game of the five-match series in Dharamsala beginning on March 7
BCCI central contract: Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were excluded after ignoring the directive to play Ranji Trophy, while skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli expectedly retained their place in the top bracket