India cricket team squads for the IND vs AUS ODI and T20I series have been announced. Shubman Gill will replace Rohit Sharma as the captain in the 50-over format while the latter will continue to be a part of the side. Rishabh Pant has been left out of the ODI squad as he is yet to recover from his fractured toe. In T20Is, Washington Sundar is the only addition made to the squad that was named for the Asia Cup while Hardik Pandya misses out due to a left quadriceps injury.
BCCI announces India squads for IND vs AUS series
India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal
India’s T20I 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
No Bumrah for ODIs
Jasprit Bumrah has been left out of the squad for the IND vs AUS ODIs but he has been named for the T20I series. India’s pace department will comprise of Harshit Rana, Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna with Nitish Kumar Reddy as a back-up option.
India have gone with three spinners in the squad in the form of Kuldeep, Axar and Washington. Ravindra Jadeja has been dropped. KL Rahul will serve as the first-choice wicketkeeper while Jurel has been named as backup. Yashasvi Jaiswal has also been named in the squad as back-up opener.
IND vs AUS series schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 19th October | 1st ODI | Perth |
| 23rd October | 2nd ODI | Adelaide |
| 25th October | 3rd ODI | Sydney |
| 29th October | 1st T20I | Canberra |
| 31st October | 2nd T20I | Melbourne |
| 2nd November | 3rd T20I | Hobart |
| 6th November | 4th T20I | Gold Coast |
| 8th November | 5th T20I | Brisbane |
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