INDIA have named their Test squad for the much-awaited tour of Australia and their T20I quartet for the four-match series against the Proteas.
India has named an 18-man strong squad for the ICC World Test Championship series against Australia later this year.

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav is a notable absentee who was referred to the BCCI Center of Excellence due to a chronic left groin problem. However, the spin stocks are backed by Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Axar Patel is missing his tour party.

The 18-man squad also includes a number of pacers, led by vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah. The squad also includes three reserve defenders.
All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and opener Abhimanyu Easwaran are among the notable names added to the squad, while pacers Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana also join the squad.
The Australia Test series will be a five-match series starting on November 22 in Perth and running until early 2025.

The series carries crucial weight for the ICC World Test Championship, where India and Australia are currently top-seeded.
India Test squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.

Subs: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.
India has also named its T20I squad for the matches against South Africa in November. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, the cast includes some familiar names with first call-ups in Ramandeep Singh and Vijaykumar Vyshak.
While Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dube could not be selected due to their injuries, Riyan Parag, like Kuldeep, was sent to the BCCI Center of Excellence due to a chronic right shoulder injury.
The South Africa series will start in Durban on 8 November and continue with matches until 15 November.

India’s T20I squad against South Africa: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal. (ICC Media)