India's T20I squad for Australia tour: Here are key details
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The Team India squad has been announced for the upcoming T20I series against Australia, Down Under. The squad is similar to the one which was named for the Asia Cup barring a couple of changes. Hardik Pandya is a notable absentee with injury and Nitish Kumar Reddy has been named as his replacement. We look at India's squad for the T20I series against Australia.
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India's squad for Australia T20Is
Team India squad: 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.
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Pandya misses out; Reddy and Sundar in
Pandya had earlier missed the final of the Asia Cup after walking off the ground during a Super 4 game against Sri Lanka. Nitish Reddy comes on as a pace-bowling all-rounder in Pandya's place. Meanwhile, India have added spin all-rounder in the form of Washington Sundar. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav will lead the T20I side with Shubman Gill continuing as vice-captain.
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Key details of India's white-ball tour
India will play a three-match ODI series against the Aussies. The three ODIs will be held from October 19 to 25. Thereafter, the two teams will play 5 T20Is which will be held from October 29 to November 8.