Set aback by mass injuries to all the leading pacemen, selectors were forced to select a list of probables before the final team is selected.

Here’s the probables: Anil Kumble, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Karthik, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly, RP Singh, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, VRV Singh, Pankaj Singh, Ishant Sharma, Murali Kartik, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Aakash Chopra, Gautam Gambhir, Ranadeb Bose, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Parthiv Patel

The final XVI should be a composition of experience and youth. It is worthless to carry people who aren’t in good form and have no set future ahead of them. Ideally the team should have 7 batsmen, 2 spinners, 5 fast bowlers and 2 keepers. Here’s my recommended team that needs to travel to Australia:

Anil Kumble (c)
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
Saurav Ganguly
VVS Laxman
Yuvraj Singh
Wasim Jaffer
MS Dhoni (w)
Irfan Pathan
Zaheer Khan
RP Singh
Harbhajan Singh
Parthiv Patel (w)
Gautam Gambhir
VRV Singh
Ishant Sharma