In a great surprise selectors of Team India has announced Sehwag in the test squad for Australia visit. This name came as a surprise since he was not included in the probable 24. His inclusion was the outcome of the injury to Gautam Gambhir, and his record in Australia.
When India last toured Australia, Sehwag scored a brilliant 464 runs in four matches. His average was 58 during that series. He also scored a smashing 195.
Finally the team for the test matches against Australia consists of Anil Kumble (captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, R P Singh, Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Wasim Jaffer, Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthick, Pankaj Singh.
The team also has one more surprise inclusion in the form of Pankaj Singh who has taken 26 wickets in 5 Ranji matches this year.