Rohit Sharma was named as captain for all five Tests as the BCCI senior selection committee announced India's squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana earned their maiden Test call-ups while Abhimanyu Easwaran beat Ruturaj Gaikwad as the third opener.

India have named uncapped players Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy for the five-Test tour of Australia starting on November 22. India begin their tour with a warm-up match against India A in Perth from November 15 to 17,

Abhimanyu Easwaran will be part of the Indian squad for the first time while there was no place for Mohammed Shami despite his recovery from a knee issue. On the other hand, Vyshak Vijay Kumar has also been named in the Indian squad for the T20I series against South Africa which will start in the first week of November.