India Cricket Highlights Injured Dhoni to miss Brisbane test Kohli to captain

India Cricket Highlights Injured Dhoni to miss Brisbane test Kohli to captain.India chief MS Dhoni will miss the first Test on the voyage through Australia because of harm while Karnataka's in-structure adolescent opener KL Rahul, skilled Lines legspinner Karn Sharma and Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper batsman Naman Ojha have made it to India's 19-part Test squad for the four-Test visit. 

Dhoni has been rested for the first Test as a prophylactic measure to guarantee ideal recuperation from a right thumb damage and in his nonappearance, Virat Kohli will lead India. Rahul, the 22-year-old batsman from Karnataka, heaped up 1035 in the last Ranji season, completing as the second most noteworthy run-scorer after Kedar Jadhav. With thumps of 185 and 130 in the late Duleep Trophy, the batsman got the attention of choice board. 

Rahul likewise has the knowledge of playing in Australia as he had opened for India An in a late visit Down Under. The 27-year-old Karn, who has officially played a Twenty20 Worldwide for India, has been performing admirably with his leg-softens up the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad, who purchased him for an astounding Rs 3.75 crore. He got 11 wickets in 13 matches at an economy rate of 6.60 in the season passed by. 

Naman additionally profited from his great structure in the local circuit and has been picked in the squad a greater number of as a store batsman than a wicketkeeper. He scored four centuries on the jog, incorporating three in Australia. 

The five-man board additionally chose a battery of five pacers including Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron. There are three pro spinners in the squad with R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Karn. 

The batting line-up has a more guaranteed look to it with Dhawan and Murali Vijay picked to open and Rahul as the third save opener. Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma and Raina, alongside skipper Dhoni, make for a solid center request.Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will lead India's moderate playing office, while leg-spinner Karn Sharma was additionally included. 

Umesh Yadav, who played the final one of his nine tests against England in late 2012, comes back to join Ishant Sharma in the pace assault, which additionally incorporates Varun Aaron and Mohammed Shami. Left-gave batsman Suresh Raina, a programmed restricted over decision, was additionally reviewed in the side after a two-year nonappearance. 

India, ruling 50-over title holders, have slipped to sixth in test rankings and will assume a second-positioned Australia side as of now hurting from a 2-0 arrangement vanquish by Pakistan in the United Middle Easterner Emirates not long ago. 

Brisbane has the first test, took after by matches in Adelaide (Dec. 12-16), Melbourne (Dec. 26-30) and Sydney (Jan. 3-7). Group: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, K.l. Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha, Naman Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Karn Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron.