Indian team announced for the Test Series against Australia

Cheteshwar Pujara consistent and high scoring performance in the domestic matches has grabbed him a place in the Indian squad against Australia in the test series scheduled to start from 1st October, 2010. Pujara has an impressive record of 14 centuries and 13 half centuries in the span of his five-year-old first class career which is good enough to move Yuvraaj Singh out of the side.

When asked, selection committee chairman Krish Srikkanth said, "We don't have to give any particular reason (for dropping Yuvraj). I think, performance and fitness... everything is taken into account. That itself answers the question,". "Pujara has done very well in the domestic circuit in the last couple of seasons. He is a good player and also did well in the 'A' series. With the sheer weitage of his performance he has muscled his way into the team. You will have to give credit to his domestic performance," he added.

Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth has also come back to the side replacing Munaf Patel and Abhimanyu Mithun recpectively. As Gambhir recovers and makes a return to the side, Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay has also found a place in the squad as a back-up batsman.

Here is the test series team:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, S Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha, M Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara.

The team is looking good as it always do on papers with the blend of young blood and experience of seniors like Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and V V S Laxman. It would be a interesting contest to see when the top 2 strongest teams of world cricket battles again each other.