The Indian cricket team is gearing up for the much-anticipated Australian tour that cricket fans have been waiting a long time. The first match will be played on November 27.
This is the first time India is going to play an international match during the COVID-19 crisis.
Cricket fans are expecting a tough fight as the giants of world cricket prepare to face each other.
India’s tour of Australia will last for about two months.
India will play three ODIs, three T20Is and four Tests in Australia.
Team India returned home with a historic victory on the tour of Australia two years ago. India ended their 71-year wait for their first Test series win in Australia.
INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 2020
ODI series
First ODI: November 27 in Sydney (D / N) – 9.10 am (Indian time)
Second ODI: November 29 in Sydney (D / N) – 9.10 am (Indian time)
Third ODI: December 2 in Canberra (D / N) – 9.10 am (Indian time)
India ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur
Australia ODI squad: Aaron Finch (Captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
T20 series
First T20: December 4 – Canberra – 1.40 pm (Indian time)
Second T20: December 6 – Sydney – 1.40 pm (Indian time)
Third T20: December 8 – Sydney – 1.40 pm (Indian time)
India T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy
Australia T20 Squad: Aaron Finch (Captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Test series
First Test: December 17 – 21, Adelaide (D / N) – 9.30 am (Indian time)
Second Test: December 26 – 30, Melbourne – 5.00 am (Indian time)
Third Test: January 07 – 11, Sydney – 5.00 am (Indian time)
Fourth Test: January 15 – 19, Brisbane – 5.00 am (Indian time)
India Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj.
Four additional bowlers – Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kartik Tyagi, Ishan Porel and T. Natarajan – will travel with the Indian contingent.
The BCCI Medical Team will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma.
Australia Test Squad: Tim Paine (Captain, wicketkeeper), Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner.