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India’s tour of Australia 2018: Everything you need to know

Ahead of India’s tour to Australia, here is everything you need to know.

India’s tour of Australia 2018: Everything you need to know

Virat kohli, Ajinkya Rahane (Photo: BCCI)

After two back- to-back overseas Test defeat in South Africa and England, Virat Kohli-led Indian team will aim to register their first Test series victory over Australia when both the side will face each other.

India’s Australia tour will start on November 21, with a three-match T20I series. After the conclusion of the T20I tournament, India will take on Australia for the four-match Test series starting December 6. Men-in-Blue will also play three-match Ine Day International (ODIs) series in Down Under in January 2019.

Despite struggling in South Africa and England, the Indian team will be high on confidence with their dominant win over West Indies at home.

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Ahead of India’s tour to Australia, here is everything you need to know:

India and Australia will play three T20 matches:

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 will play 4 Test matches:

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 and Australia will play three One Day Internationals:

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

Squads:

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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