India squad for first two tests against Australia

Cricket - India v England - Fifth Test cricket match - M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India - 20/12/16. India's players celebrate after winning the series. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian selectors named the following 16-member squad for the first two tests of the four-match home series against Australia starting next week:

Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Karun Nair, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund, Hardik Pandya.

(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; Editing by John O'Brien)