India vs Australia 2020-21: Complete schedule, squads, and TV timings

NewsBharati    24-Nov-2020 14:24:40 PM
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New Delhi, November 24: Nearly after nine months of staying away from international cricket, Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team is all set to kickstart its first international campaign with a One Day International (ODI) series against Australia.
 
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The tour will begin with an ODI series commencing from November 27. The opening two matches will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on November 27 and 29, with the third and final game scheduled to take place at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on December 2.
 
India and Australia are slated to play three-match T20I series and as many ODIs, beginning November 27 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The two sides will then head into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy featuring four Tests, starting December 17 at the Adelaide Oval.The India vs Australia will then head to the Test series, which is also known as Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting from December 17 at Adelaide Oval Ground. The first Test match between India and Australia will be a Day/Night game, India’s first overseas and the second one overall. The India vs Australia Test series is also part of the ICC World Test Championship, whose final will be played in June next year at the Lord's cricket ground.
 
The official broadcasters for India vs Australia series in India is Sony Sports Network (SPN). The SPN has shortlisted three sports channels to broadcast India vs Australia series live, namely, Sony SIX, Sony TEN 1, and Sony TEN 3.
 
Apart from Sony India’s national sports broadcaster, DD Sports will live telecast India vs Australia ODIs and T20Is and it will also broadcast the IND vs AUS series live starting November 27.
 
The 30-member Indian contingent landed in Sydney on November 12 after the completion of IPL 2020.
 
Here is everything you need to know about India's tour to Australia 2020:
India vs Australia, ODIs

November 27: India vs Australia 1st ODI at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), 9:10 AM IST
November 29: India vs Australia 2nd ODI at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), 9:10 AM IST
December 2: India vs Australia 3rd ODI at Manuka Oval in Canberra,9:10 AM IST
ODI Team
India ODI Team: 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, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper).

Australia ODI Team: 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 vs Australia, T20s

December 4: India vs Australia 1st T20 at Manuka Oval in Canberra, 1:40 PM IST
December 6: India vs Australia 2nd T20 at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), 1:40 PM IST
December 8: India vs Australia 3rd T20 at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), 1:40 PM IST
T20 Team:
India T20 Team: 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, T Natarajan.
Australia T20 Team: 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 vs Australia, Tests
December 17-21: India vs Australia 1st Test at Adelaide Oval, 9:30 AM IST
December 26-30: India vs Australia 2nd Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), 9:30 AM IST
January 7-11: India vs Australia 3rd Test, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG),9:30 AM IST
January 15-19: India vs Australia 4th Test at the Gabba in Brisbane,9:30 AM IST
Test Team
India Test Team: 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, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj.
 
Australia Test Team: 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.