Team india for Australian Tour

The Indian team for the tour of down under has announced. In a surprise move, Delhi batsman Virender Sehwag was on Wednesday named in the 16-member Indian squad announced for the four-Test series against Australia beginning later this month.

Another surprise inclusion in the squad was rookie Rajasthan seamer Pankaj Singh. The 22-year-old has done well in the last two seasons and has India 'A' experience.

The Indian team will leave for Australia on Monday, December 17. They will play a two-day tour match starting December 20. The first Test starts on December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Test Team

Anil Kumble (captain)
M S Dhoni (vice captain)
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Yuvraj Singh
Sourav Ganguly
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
R P Singh
Ishant Sharma
Irfan Pathan
Wasim Jaffer
Virender Sehwag
Dinesh Karthik
Pankaj Singh.