Out of form off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was today dropped while Rohit Sharma was recalled in India's Test squad for next month's tour of Australia. Pacer Zaheer Khan, has been provisionally in the squad subject to passing the fitness test. He missed most part of the England tour and ongoing series against the West Indies because of an ankle injury. Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha was also named in the 17-member squad ahead of Parthiv Patel. How ever there were no other major surprises in the team announced by the BCCI Secretary Sanjay Jagdale after a meeting of the selection committee in Mumbai. The team, to be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will have Virender Sehwag as his deputy. Sehwag was yesterday named captain of the team for the upcoming ODI against the West Indies after Dhoni was given rest. The team has five pacers, including Zaheer, and two specialist spinners in Pragyan Ojha and R Ashwin. The Test series against Australia will begin with theBoxing Day (December 26) Test in Melbourne, followed by three other matches in Sydney (Jany 3-7), in Perth (Jan 13-17) and in Adelaide (Jan 24-28). The Squad: M S Dhoni (Capt.), Virender Sehwag (v. capt.), Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Zaheer Khan (provisional).