India T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav to captain; Sanju Samson misses out

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Australia. Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team while Ruturaj Gaikwad will be his deputy for the first three matches of the series. Sanju Samson has been dropped from the squad while Shreyas Iyer will join the squad for the last T20I. He will also take over the role of vice-captain from Ruturaj Gaikwad for the last two matches. Ishan Kishan, who is also a wicketkeeper, and Yashaswi Jaiswal are the two openers in the team.

Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh will man the middle order with Jitesh Sharma as the team's second keeper. BCCI has named three all-rounders Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel and Shivam Dubey in the squad. Akshar will make a comeback to the team after being ruled out of the World Cup squad due to injury.

Ravi Bishnoi has been picked as a leg-spinner while there is no indication for Yuzvendra Chahal, who was also dropped from the Indian squad for the ICC World Cup 2023. India's fast bowler division Arshdeep Singh, the famous Krishna will see young legs. , Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar.

India's T20 squad for Australia: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Ruturaj Gaekwad (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Yashshwi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketman), Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, the famous Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar

IND vs AUS: India vs Australia T20I Series Schedule
The series between India and Australia will start from 23rd November at Visakhapatnam. The second match will be played in Thiruvananthapuram on November 26. The focus will then shift to the third match in the third T20I to be played on November 28. The last two matches of the series will be played in Raipur and Bengaluru on 1st December and 3rd December respectively.

Here is the IND vs AUS T20I series schedule

1st T20I - November 23: Visakhapatnam
2nd T20I - November 26: Thiruvananthapuram
3rd T20I - November 28: Guwahati
4th T20I - December 1: Raipur
5th T20I - December 3: Bengaluru