Australia fields young side for India's tour game

India will face a predominantly young and inexperienced Cricket Australia XI in their first tour game to be played at the Gliderol Stadium, Adelaide on November 24 and 25. Gurinder Sandhu, the 21-year-old New South Wales fast bowler, has been named in the squad led by Ashton Turner, Sandhu's teammate from the Under-19 World Cup in 2012.

The match is the first of two two-day games India are scheduled to play before the start of the four-Test series. The second tour game will be played at the Adelaide Oval on November 28 and 29.

"Gurinder Sandhu is a highly-regarded fast bowler who has performed consistently well at domestic level and underage international level," Greg Chappell, the Cricket Australia talent manager, said. " He was very impressive in the two four-day matches against South Africa A in August this year and we expect that he will perform well against this high-quality team.

"India is a strong international team so it will be a great experience for this CA XI, which includes some of the most exciting young cricketers in the country," he said.

India will arrive in Australia on November 21. The first Test will be played in Brisbane from December 4.

CA XI squad: Ashton Turner (capt), Ryan Carters, Alex Gregory, Sam Grimwade, Sebastian Gotch, Josh Lalor, David Moody, Jonte Pattison, Gurinder Sandhu, Matthew Short, Kelvin Smith, Nick Stevens.