Young fast bowler Abhimanyu Mithun was selected to replace the injured Praveen Kumar for the four-Test series in Australia starting later this month.
Mithun, 22, who has taken nine wickets in four Tests, was named in the 17-man squad after Kumar was sidelined with a fractured rib.
The squad will leave for Australia in two batches with seven players - Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav and Wriddhiman Saha - flying out on Thursday.
The remaining players, including skipper MS Dhoni, will leave on December 12 after the conclusion of the ongoing one-day series against West Indies.
India opens the three-month tour on December 15, with two practise matches in Canberra ahead of the first Test starting at the MCG on Boxing Day.
The remaining Tests will be played in Sydney, Perth and Adelaide.
The Tests will be followed by two Twenty20 internationals, before Sri Lanka joins in for a one-day tri-series from February 5.
All-rounder Irfan Pathan was recalled for India's last two one-day matches against West Indies in Indore on Thursday and Chennai on Sunday.
Pathan, 27, who last played a one-day international in Sri Lanka in February 2009, forced his way back after claiming 21 wickets in three first-class matches for Baroda this season.
Pathan replaces Australia-bound Yadav, with India leading 2-1 in the five-match series.
India's Test squad:
MS Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Abhimanyu Mithun.
AFP
Tags: cricket, sport, india, australia First posted December 06, 2011 17:43:12
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