The ECCI on Monday announced the Indian cricket team for the tour of Australia. Team India has to play a series of three Twenty20, three ODI and four Test matches after the IPL hosted by Australia. The selectors for the tour of Australia met via video conferencing.
Team India played its last international match in February. The series against South Africa was then canceled due to the corona virus. Team India has not played an international series since then. Virat Kohli will lead Team India in all three formats. Meanwhile, KL Rahul has been made the vice-captain for the T20 and ODI series
The selectors have ruled out Rohit Sharma. In fact, Rohit Sharma has been injured in the IPL and is still hesitant about his injury. Injured Ishant Sharma has also not been given a chance
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met via video-conference on Monday to select the Indian Cricket Team for upcoming Tour of Australia. #TeamIndia will take part in three T20Is, three ODIs & four Test matches against Australia.
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The players selected for the tour of Australia will remain in the biosecure bubble throughout the series. The ODI series will be played in Sydney and Canberra, followed by a four-match Test series. Team India head coach Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharat Arun will arrive in the UAE today for the tour. At the same time, Test specialists Pujara and Hanuma Vihari will also come to the UAE and complete their quarantine in Biobubble before joining the tour of Australia.
T20 team: Virat Kohli, Shekhar Dhawan, Manek Agarwal, KL Rahul, Suresh Air, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yevinder Chahal, Jaspreet Bumrah, Muhammad Sami, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakraborty.
ODI team: Virat Kohli, Shekhar Dhawan, Shabhman Gul, KL Rahul, Suresh Air, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Manek Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yevinder Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bamrah, Muhammad Sami, Nodip Seni, Shraddha Thakur.
Test team: Virat Kohli, Manek Agarwal, Prithviraj Shaw, KL Rahul, Chattiswar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Shabhman Gul, Vardhman Saha, Reshbh Pant, Jaspreet Bamrah, Muhammad Sami, Amish Yadav, Nodip Sini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravinder Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Muhammad Siraj.
