BCCI announced the squad for the upcoming tour of Australia for four-match Test series and 3-match T20I series. Rohit Sharma, riding on his amazing performance, has found a place in the team, while former skipper MS Dhoni has been rested. Parthiv Patel, Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik have also added in the list as wicket-keeper choices. The Test and T20I team will be led by Virat Kohli. The Indian team will depart for Australia after winding up the Windies T20I.
Here is the schedule for India’s tour of Australia 2018:
November 21, 1st T20I at Gabba, Brisbane, 1.20PM IST
November 23, 2nd T20I, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 1:20 PM IST
November 25, 3rd T20I, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, 1:20 PM IST
December 6-10, 1st Test, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 5:30 AM IST
December 14-18, 2nd Test, Perth Stadium, Perth, 7:50 AM IST
December 26-30, 3rd Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 5:00 AM IST
January 3-7, 4th Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, 5:00 AM IST
January 12, 1st ODI, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, 8:50 AM IST
January 15, 2nd ODI, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 8:50 AM IST
January 18, 3rd ODI, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 8:50 AM IST
India Test squad: Virat Kohli (C), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Parthiv Patel, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
India T20I squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed
