After a dominating win over West Indies at home, India have set-off for their all-important tour to Australia where they’ll be paying three T20Is, four Tests and three ODIs (in that order).
While team India will look to improve its record in Australia, the hosts will want to get back to the winning stride after Test series defeats in South Africa and England.
Australia tour remains India's only opportunity to make a mark overseas in a year that coach Ravi Shastri had described as a 'defining period for Indian cricket'. The two-month long tour starts with a T20I on 21 November and concludes with ODI to be played on 18 January.
Here’s all you need to know about India’s Tour of Australia 2018:
India vs Australia T20I Match Schedule
Three T20 matches will be played between India vs Australia:
- 1st T20I: 21 November, 1:20 PM IST
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane - 2nd T20I: 23 November, 1:20 PM IST
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne - 3rd T20I: 25 November, 1:20 PM IST
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India vs Australia: Test Series Schedule
India will be playing 4 test matches against Australia:
- 1st Test Match: 6 -10 December, 5:30 AM IST
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide - 2nd Test Match: 14 -18 December, 7:50 AM IST
Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth - 3rd Test: 26 - 30 December, 5:00 AM IST
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne - 4th Test: 3 - 7 January, 5:00 AM IST
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India vs Australia: ODI Schedule
Three One Day Internationals will be played between the two teams:
- 1st ODI: 12 January, 8:50 AM IST
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney - 2nd ODI: 15 January, 8:50 AM IST
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide - 3rd ODI: 18 January, 8:50 AM IST
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
India vs Australia Full Squads
India have announced the squad for the 3 T20Is and 4 Tests. Australia have so far announced the squad for the T20Is.
India T20I Squad:
Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, K Khaleel Ahmed
India Test Squad:
Virat Kohli(c), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Parthiv Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Australia T20I Squad:
Aaron Finch(c), Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, D Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa
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