India look to gain something from the tour
Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni at the nets on the eve of the 1st Twenty20 against Australia
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India, after being trounced badly in Tests, can only hope that success in the limited-overs leg of the tour will be able to cover up some of the Test failings.
Although India did respond to a harrowing Test series defeat four years ago, by winning the Commonwealth Bank Series, this time though, it doesn't seem quite easy.
They do have changed the squad this time, but they will be up against an Australian unit that is far from a polished product.
The large squad of 17 for the two Twenty20 matches, should be able to help them create their best possible side for the World Twenty20 later this year.
Squads
Australia: George Bailey (capt), David Warner (vice-capt), Travis Birt, Dan Christian, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Hogg, David Hussey, Brett Lee, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Clint McKay, Matthew Wade.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Parthiv Patel, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Rahul Sharma, Zaheer Khan.
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