Sandhu ready to take on stars

The chance to bowl against India's best batsmen will be both test and tutorial for highly-rated NSW paceman Gurinder Sandhu.

Cricket Australia on Thursday named the 12-man squad that will confront the visitors in their tour opener at Adelaide's Glenelg Oval on November 24-25.

India will tune up for the four-Test series against Australia with a pair of two-day games in South Australia.

Sandhu, set to be squeezed out of NSW's Bupa Sheffield Shield side, will spearhead the developmental XI attack.

"It'll be a good chance to test myself and see what I can do against some of the best cricketers in the world," Sandhu told AAP.

"We'll also all get a bit of an insight into how Virat Kohli and the like go about it. It's always good to get a small look at those players at the next level."

The seamer, born in Sydney's western suburbs after his parents moved from Punjab in the 1980s, represented Australia A earlier this year.

In 2013 the right-armer won the Steve Waugh medal awarded to NSW cricketer of the year, suggesting he is well placed to stake a claim for higher honours.

For now, Sandhu is more worried about flinging down the leather in Adelaide.

"Their batsmen will be keen to have a hit and get some time out in the middle before the first Test," the 21-year-old said.

"If we can get a few guys out cheaply, hopefully it can impact their mood a little bit."

Ashton Turner, a teammate of Sandhu's at the under-19 World Cup in 2012, will captain the CA XI.

"This will be another great opportunity for captain Ashton Turner, who has great leadership potential," said CA's National Talent Manager Greg Chappell. 

"He recently captained a CA XI side to victory over South Africa in a T20 tour match, in which he also performed admirably with the bat. 

"Gurinder Sandhu is a highly-regarded fast bowler who has performed consistently well at domestic level and underage international level. 

"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."

Troy Cooley, head coach at Cricket Australia's world-class Bupa National Cricket Centre in Brisbane, will mentor the side.

"I've been lucky enough to work with him a few times at the national cricket centre in winter, so it'll be good to catch up mid-season," Sandhu said of Cooley.

NSW pair Josh Lalor and Ryan Carters were also named in the squad.

India are set to arrive in Adelaide on November 21.

CA will name a squad for the second game, to be played at Adelaide Oval on November 28-29, at a later date.

CA XI SQUAD
Ashton Turner (WA) (c), Ryan Carters (NSW), Alex Gregory (SA), Sam Grimwade (VIC), Sebastian Gotch (VIC), Josh Lalor (NSW), David Moody (WA), Jonte Pattison (NSW), Gurinder Sandhu (NSW), Matthew Short (VIC), Kelvin Smith (SA), Nick Stevens (QLD)

INDIA SQUAD
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha, Naman Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Karn Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron.

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