Sachin Tendulkar will put the team ahead of individual glory when India face Australia in a four-test series next month.

Tendulkar is just 76 runs short of Brian Lara's all-time Test record of 11,953, but the 35-year-old insisted on Monday the landmark was not on his mind.

"It's irrelevant at this time," he said. "At the moment, I'm fully focused on playing well and helping my team win the series."

Tendulkar is back in the team after missing the one-day series in Sri Lanka due to a shoulder injury.

"I'm working on my fitness in this camp and I hope to do my best in the series," he said.

"This is a four-match series and I have targets for each match. Hopefully, I would be able to achieve them."

The battle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, currently held by Australia, begins on October 9 when the first Test gets under way in Bangalore.