India will play a bilateral series against Australia from 20th September and this will be a good dress rehearsal for the World Cup coming in a month. India and Australia have announced their squads for the T20I World Cup and they will be looking to get into perfect rhythm before the big tournament starts and it will be a good test for the Indian team as they will face a high quality opposition and the players will get good match practice.
In this article we will talk about The 2 teams for this series, the players to watch out for both teams and what the fans should expect. This is also the first full series in India which will take place across multiple venues and the fans will come out in full flow in all the stadiums to see their heroes Play. It will be an exciting 3 match series. So, let’s take a look at both the squads for the series and the players to watch out for.
Squads for the Series
INDIA:
Rohit Sharma – Captain
KL Rahul
Virat Kohli
Surya Kumar Yadav
Hardik Pandya
Rishabh Pant (WK)
Dinesh Karthik (WK)
Deepak Hooda
Deepak Chahar
Axar Patel
Harshal Patel
Ravichandran Ashwin
Yuzvendra Chahal
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammad Shami
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
AUSTRALIA:
Aaron Finch – Captain
Pat Cummins
Sean Abbott
Ashton Agar
Tim David
Nathan Ellis
Cameron Green
Josh Hazlewood
Josh Inglis
Glenn Maxwell
Kane Richardson
Daniel Sams
Steven Smith
Matthew Wade
Adam Zampa
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Players to Watch Out For:
IND:
Rohit Sharma – As the captain of the team it will be important that Rohit Sharma gets into cracking form and gets his team combination right In this series and he will need to score a lot of runs.
Virat Kohli – Virat Kohli has recently got into his best form and he will be looking to continue this form against a strong Australia team and if he gets more into form then it will be great signs for the team.
Hardik Pandya – The third player to watch out for us Hardik Pandya because he is the glue that balances this team and so his good form with both bat and ball is important.
Jasprit Bumrah – The last player from the Indian team to watch out for in this series is Jasprit Bumrah because he is coming back from an injury and he is the lead bowler and so he will he looking to get into full match fitness.
AUS:
Aaron Finch – The captain of the Australian team needs to get into form because not every time the other players will step up and win the World Cup.
Pat Cummins – The lead fast bowler of the Australians team needs to have a good series vs India and he will be looking to get into good rhythm.
Glenn Maxwell – The Big Show will need to show why he is such a dangerous player in this format and this series could be a golden chance for him.
Schedule for India vs Australia Series:
20th September – PCA Stadium, Mohali from 7:30 PM
23rd September – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagour
25th September – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
