India’s squad for T20I series against Australia: Suryakumar Yadav named captain; Sanju Samson misses out

Suryakumar Yadav will captain the side, while Ruturaj Gaikwad will be his deputy for the first three T20Is. Shreyas Iyer will join the squad for the fourth and fifth T20I as vice-captain.

Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in the five-match T20I series against Australia. | Photo Credit: PTI

BCCI announced India’s squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Australia, scheduled to start on November 23 in Visakhapatnam.

Suryakumar Yadav will captain the side, while Ruturaj Gaikwad will be vice-captain for the first three T20Is. Shreyas Iyer will join the squad for the fourth and fifth T20I as vice-captain.

India enters the five-match series on the back of a ODI World Cup final loss against Australia, where the Men in Blue suffered a six-wicket defeat.

India’s squad

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.

IND vs AUS T20I Series Schedule

November 23: First T20, Visakhapatnam

November 26: Second T20, Thiruvananthapuram

November 28: Third T20, Guwahati

December 1: Fourth T20, Raipur

December 3: Fifth T20, Bengaluru

All matches to start at 7 PM IST