Mumbai: The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) retained the Indian squad that played against Bangladesh. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met on February 14 to pick the India Cricket Team for the first two Test matches of the four-match Paytm Test series against Australia.
The team is as follows: Virat Kohli (Captain), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, W Saha (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Karun Nair, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund and Hardik Pandya.
Here’s the complete schedule –
| Match | Date | Venue |
| 1st Test | Feb 23-27 | Pune |
| 2nd Test | Mar 04-08 | Bengaluru |
| 3rd Test | Mar 16-20 | Ranchi |
| 4th Test | Mar 25-29 | Dharamsala |