Australia in New Zealand : 5 oneday, 2 test match series.
5th ODI : Aus retain Chappell & Hadlee trophy, series 3-2.
4th ODI : Australia secure series | 3rd ODI : Haddin ton.
2nd ODI : Aus won by 12 runs | 1st ODI : Kiwis by 2 wkts.
2nd T20 : Tied, Kiwis won in superover | Aus won 1st T20.
England in Bangladesh : 3 onedayer, 2 test match series.
1st test : Graeme Swann bowls England to 181 run victory.
3rd ODI : Craig Kieswetter century completes whitewash.
2nd ODI : Morgan's ton | 1st ODI : English cruised home.
T20 World cup 2010 : starting 30th April in West Indies.
Gayle's 117 is highest individual score | Largest totals.
Yuvraj holds record of fastest T20 fifty | Best T20 bowling.
Most sixes in twenty20 match | Lowest totals | Debutants.
Highest partnerships | Most expensive spells in twenty20.
Popular records : Sachin Tendulkar versus Ricky Ponting.
Most test centuries | Highest ODI score | Fastest century.
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Squad to Australia : India opt for experience


Kumble-Appeal-Bangalore.jpg 10 of them have batted or bowled before in Aussie conditions and all 6 main batsmen have made (at least one) century in Australia. Out of the new names : the opener (Wasim Jaffer) has immaculate technique, their wicket keeper (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) is also the vice captain for his capabilities, two rookie fast bowlers (Rudra Pratap Singh & Ishant Sharma) can bowl over ninety miles per hour and the backup wicket keeper (Dinesh Karthik) has proved himself as an all round cricketer who can open the innings, run around the field & energize teams moral.

In short : following test squad to tour Australia in 2008 is easily the best collection of cricketers India has has produced for decades.

16 member team is lead by Anil Kumble, who might be just 3 test match old as a test captain but this 37 year old leg spinner has represented India in last 2 tours downunder. Kumble's bowling performance in Australia = 2/101 & 1/73(Adelaide 2000), 0/78 & 2/72 (Melbourne 2000), 0/126 (Sydney 2000), 5/154 & 1/58 (Adelaide 2003), 6/176 & 0/43 (Melbourne 2004) and 8/141 & 4/138 (Sydney 2004).

India have never beaten Australia in Australia, so onus now is on the following 16 men to go and get the glory for the cricket crazy nation on this Apart from 2008 tour!

India's test squad to Australia, 2007-08 series
Batsman All rounders Bowlers
Wasim Jaffer Anil Kumble (Capt)
Virendra Sehwag Harbhajan Singh
Rahul Dravid MS Dhoni (wk, vc) Zaheer Khan
Sachin Tendulkar Irfan Pathan Rudra Pratap Singh
Sourav Ganguly Dinesh Karthik (wk) Ishant Sharma
VVS Laxman Pankaj Singh
Yuvraj Singh Where's SSS?


Notes
**Commonwealth bank triseries squad to be announced soon.
**Who is Pankaj Singh??? not many know this fast bowler from Rajasthan who played for India Green in the Challengers cup recently and bowled at healthy pace. more info to come!
**Where is S.Sree Santh, aka SSS???? well, the fast bowler is not initially selected to tour Australia, as he's nursing a shoulder injury but chances are he might join the team later towards the 3rd or 4th test match & following Triseries.
**Being home team, Australian squad will be announced little later, which can also be changed as per the need of Aussie team during the course of this 3 Mobile Border-Gawaskar Trophy test series.



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