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Dhoni rested for first Test against Australia

| | Nov 10, 2014, at 09:19 pm
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IBNS) Virat Kohli will lead India in the first Test against Australia, starting on Dec 4, in Brisbane since captain M.S. Dhoni has been rested for the same as a prophylactic measure to ensure optimum recovery of his arm injury, said the BCCI on Monday.

Dhoni will join the team from the second Test onwards, and will lead the team for the rest of the Test series.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Mumbai Monday to select the Indian teams for the last two matches of the Micromax Cup India vs Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014, and the tour of Australia for a four-Test series. 

The teams are as follows:

INDIAN TEAM FOR THE LAST TWO MATCHES OF THE MICROMAX CUP:

1.     Virat Kohli (captain)
2.     Ajinkya Rahane
3.     Rohit Sharma
4.     Ambati Rayudu
5.     Suresh Raina
6.     Robin Uthappa
7.     Axar Patel
8.     Karn Sharma
9.     R. Ashwin
10.  Umesh Yadav
11.  Dhawal Kulkarni
12.  Stuart Binny
13.  Vinay Kumar
14.  Kedar Jadhav

Shikhar Dhawan and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested for the last two matches.

INDIAN TEAM FOR THE TEST SERIES IN AUSTRALIA

1.     M.S.Dhoni
2.     Virat Kohli
3.     Shikhar Dhawan
4.     Murali Vijay
5.     K.L. Rahul
6.     Cheteshwar Pujara
7.     Ajinkya Rahane
8.     Rohit Sharma
9.     Suresh Raina
10. Wriddhiman Saha
11. Naman Ojha
12. R. Ashwin
13. Karn Sharma
14. Ravindra Jadeja
15. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
16. Mohd. Shami
17. Ishant Sharma
18. Umesh Yadav
19. Varun Aaron

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