With the team being in brilliant form, the selectors are expected to name the same set of players who were a part of the 16-member squad that registered an emphatic victory over Bangladesh in the one-off Test, when they sit down, on Tuesday (February 14), to select the squad for the upcoming four-Test series against Australia.
The victory against Bangladesh saw India extend their unbeaten run to 19 games and it was also their sixth series victory in a row. Barring some indifferent performance from opener KL Rahul, all the other players have been doing well for quite some time now and so there is very slight possibility that the selectors will spring any surprises when they announce the squad.
Amit Mishra, who was replaced by Kuldeep Yadav in the sqaud for the one-off Test after suffering an injury, is likely to return to the team. Meanwhile, there is no update on the availability of fast-bowler Mohammad Shami. The Bengal pacer, who had suffered a knee injury during the Test series against England, was with the Indian team during the T20 series against the same opposition to speed up his recovery process but nothing concrete on his fitness has been heard yet.
Australia, meanwhile, has landed in India on Monday (February 13) after participating in a practice camp in Dubai. The team from Down Under will play a three-day warm-up tie against India A in Mumbai from February 17-19 before proceeding to Pune. The four-match series begins in Pune on February 23 before the teams move to Bengaluru, Dharamsala and Ranchi for the remaining Tests.