2017 Australia Tour of India Sep 17 - Oct 13,2017 - India Squad Announced For the First Three ODI's Against Australia Sunday Sep 10,2017

The national selection committee met over conference call on Sunday Sep 10,2017 and picked the squad for the first three ODIs against Australia. 

As expected, R Ashwin has been rested, giving him more time to play for Worcestershire in the Division two of the English county. Interestingly, even Ravindra Jadeja has been rested with the selectors bringing back Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav — both rested for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka. 

In a release sent by the BCCI, chief selector MSK Prasad said: “The team for the three ODIs against Australia has been selected in line with the rotation policy of the board and accordingly R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested. The team’s performance during the Sri Lanka tour was outstanding and players like Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal, who performed very well are being given an extended run and this will in turn supplement our approach, to build a strong reserve strength, as we prepare for forthcoming tours.”

Interestingly, senior pro Yuvraj Singh was once again ignored even though Prasad had ahead of the Lanka series said that the left-hander had been rested and was still in the mix. "Yuvraj has been rested. Doors are never closed on anybody. Everybody has got a right to play cricket. It's their passion. They are chasing their passion. In terms of selection, we try to select the best possible team,” he had said.

The batting line-up looks set as of now with all the top players — skipper Virat Kohli, his deputy Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni being automatic picks. Hardik Pandya is the seaming all-rounder. The selection meeting happened over conference call as chairman MSK Prasad and Devang Gandhi are watching the Duleep Trophy match in Lucknow while Sarandeep Singh is in Delhi.

India Squad

Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami.

India vs Australia ODI Series 2017

September 17: First ODI, Chennai

September 21: Second ODI, Kolkata

September 24: Third ODI, Indore

September 28: Fourth ODI, Bangalore

October 1: Fifth ODI, Nagpur

India vs Australia T20 Series 2017

October 7: First T20I, Ranchi

October 10: Second T20I, Guwahati

October 13: Third T20I, Hyderabad