Australia are going to host India for a 2 month long series starting from 27th November. The 30-man Indian squad travelled to Australia soon after the completion of the IPL tournament in UAE. The series will start with the limited overs formats and will end with a 4 match test series.
Lack of fitness and a paternity leave respectively will mean that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen together in just a solitary test match in the entire series. Steve Smith and David Warner, who were banned from all forms of cricket the last time India toured down under, will be eager to leave their mark on this series.
ODI Series:
Schedule
| MATCH | VENUE | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | SCG, Sydney | November 27 | 9:10 AM IST |
| 2nd ODI | SCG, Sydney | November 29 | 9:10 AM IST |
| 3rd ODI | Manuka Oval, Canberra | December 2 | 9:10 AM IST |
ODI squad
Australia
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.
India
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, Mohammad Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper).
T20 Series:
Schedule
| MATCH | VENUE | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Manuka Oval, Canberra | December 4 | 1:40 PM IST |
| 2nd T20I | SCG, Sydney | December 6 | 1:40 PM IST |
| 3rd T20I | SCG, Sydney | December 8 | 1:40 PM IST |
T20 Squad
Australia
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.
India
Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Thangarasu Natarajan.
Test Series:
Schedule
| MATCH | VENUE | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Test | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | December 17-21 | 9:30 AM IST |
| 2nd Test | MCG, Melbourne | December 26-30 | 9:30 AM IST |
| 3rd Test | SCG, Sydney | January 7-11 | 9:30 AM IST |
| 4th Test | Gabba, Brisbane | January 15-19 | 9:30 AM IST |
Test Squad
Australia
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.
India
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj.
Possible Outcomes
This will be a big test for team India. Australia are probably the strongest Test side at the moment and the loss of Virat Kohli is certainly going to reduce India’s chances. India will find it relatively easier in the limited overs format, especially in the T20Is. Here is how I feel the series will pan out.
ODI: Australia 2-1 India
T20Is: Australia 1-2 India
Test: Australia 2-1 India
