Indian Team for Australia Series to be announced today

Feb. 14 (CRICKETNMORE) - BCCI will announce the test team for the upcoming home four match series against Australia today. he selectors are likely to retain the same 16-member squad that figured in the 208-run victory over Bangladesh.

However the possibility of picking fast bowler Mohammad Shami can't be ruled out if he prove his fitness in the warm-up match against Australia. The Bengal speedstar got injured during the home series against England and subsequently lost his father. Shami is likely to replace chinaman Kuldeep Yadav.

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India vs Australia Test Series schedule

The first Test in the series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy commences at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on February 23 to be followed by the next three games at Bengaluru (March 4-8), Ranchi (March 16-20) and Dharamshala (March 25-29).

The Australian squad, led by Steve Smith, arrived in Mumbai on Monday and will play a three-day warm-up game against an India A squad led by Hardik Pandya at the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium from February 17-19 before proceeding to Pune

Saurabh Sharma