Australian stars Mitchell Starc and Travis Head were joined by rising Indian talents Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurel for a photo opportunity in front of a poster showcasing memorable moments between India and Australia. (photo credits: CA)India will take on Australia in a white-ball rubber starting from Sunday. The Shubman Gill-led Indian side will start the campaign with a three-match ODI series and be followed by a five-match T20I series in which Suryakumar Yadav will captain the blues. All eyes will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who might be touring the Australian shores for the final time with the national team..
According to a press release from Cricket Australia, over a whopping 1,75,000 tickets have already been sold for the bilateral event. On Friday India’s Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurel, alongside Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Travis Head, posed for a special photo opportunity in front of a poster showcasing memorable moments from past Australia v India white-ball encounters.
“We’re expecting some really good cricket over the next few days,” Head said as quoted by the release on the series. “Both teams have had strong training sessions and the conditions here at Perth Stadium are excellent. It’s a great venue to start the series and both squads are full of quality.”
“Australia and India always bring out the best in each other. The atmosphere here is fantastic and we’re looking forward to a competitive series,” said Axar Patel.
| ODIs | Dates | Venues | Time |
| 1st ODI | October 19 | Perth | 9:00 AM IST |
| 2nd ODI | October 23 | Adelaide | 9:00 AM IST |
| 3rd ODI | October 25 | Sydney | 9:00 AM IST |
| T20Is | Dates | Venues | Time |
| 1st T20I | October 29 | Canberra | 1:45 PM IST |
| 2nd T20I | October 31 | Melbourne | 1:45 PM IST |
| 3rd T20I | November 2 | Hobart | 1:45 PM IST |
| 4th T20I | November 6 | Gold Coast | 1:45 PM IST |
| 5th T20I | November 8 | Brisbane | 1:45 PM IS |
India’s Squads:
ODI: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
T20I: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar
Australia’s squads:
ODI: Mitchell Marsh (C), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
T20I (first two games): Mitchell Marsh (Captain), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
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