Team India: The real test of the Indian team this year is going to be against Australia. The Border Gavaskar Trophy will be played between the two teams. Under this, Team India is going to play a five-match Test series on Kangaroo land.

This series will be very important for both the teams in terms of reaching the final of the World Test Championship. For this, India's 17-member squad has been revealed. All-rounder Hardik Pandya and fast bowler Mohammed Shami are going to make a comeback after a long time. Let us know in detail which players are going to get a chance in the squad.

Team India's schedule against Australia

Team India is going to tour Australia later this year. Both the teams are going to clash in a five-match Test series. BCCI has already announced the schedule for this.

Let us tell you that this series is going to start from November 22.

The first match will be played in Perth. The second test will be held in Adelaide on 6 December. The third test will be played in Brisbane on 14 December. The fourth test is going to be the Boxing Day Test. It will be held in Melbourne. It will start from 26 December. The fifth and last test will be played in Sydney on 3 January in the New Year.

Return of these players including Hardik Pandya

Rohit Sharma will be leading Team India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has already announced this. Shubman Gill may be the vice-captain of the team. All-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to return to red ball cricket from the Australian series.

Actually, head coach Gautam Gambhir wants every player of the team to play all three formats. Apart from this, injured fast bowler Mohammed Shami will also be seen showing his talent in professional cricket after injury. Apart from this, the team management can give a chance to 4 Ranji players. This will include the names of Saurabh Kumar, Shams Mulani, Ricky Bhui and Sachin Baby.

India's probable 17-member squad against Australia:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Saurabh Kumar, Shams Mulani, Ricky Bhui, Sachin Baby, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj.