BCCI pick the pick the team for the first two Tests against Australia. Indian opening batsman dropped Gautam Gambhir from the team for first two tests. In place of Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay have been included in the team.
The 27-year-old Dhawan, set to be among the reserves, has been in good form in the domestic circuit, striking a hundred for Delhi in a warm-up match against England last year.
The 28-year-old Vijay, on the other hand, had cracked a century in the ongoing Irani Cup match against Mumbai.
The selectors pick swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the team as well. But the other big surprise is the inclusion of Harbahajan Singh despite a pretty ordinary Ranji season.
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashok Dinda.
The 27-year-old Dhawan, set to be among the reserves, has been in good form in the domestic circuit, striking a hundred for Delhi in a warm-up match against England last year.
The 28-year-old Vijay, on the other hand, had cracked a century in the ongoing Irani Cup match against Mumbai.
The selectors pick swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the team as well. But the other big surprise is the inclusion of Harbahajan Singh despite a pretty ordinary Ranji season.
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashok Dinda.
