The 14-member Indian team for the first two Tests against Australia will be selected on October 1 by the newly-instituted senior selection panel.

“The team for the first two Tests is to be picked on October 1. It is likely to be in Mumbai but there is also a possibility that it will be done by linking up the selectors through a tele-conference,” Cricket board sources said.

The reason for having a tele-conference to choose the team is because the camp for the India probables has