The Indian cricket team has already left for its ODI and 20-20 series tour with Australia. Australia will host India for five one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals starting on 12 January. India and Australia hold a special position in Cricket world for their rivalry. Though both the teams share a mutual respect for each other but the heated moments on pitch always grab limelight during every match. Both the powerhouse teams never give up on any grounds and compete with a true sportsmanship.
As this year’s WT20 is scheduled to be played in India, the Indian team has to score a lot of good points in Australia, so that they can revive their good form for the World Cup T20 2016. The last match between India and Australia was in 2015 World Cup after that they will clash in this limited over tour.
Below are the schedule and squad details.
Schedule:
| Date | Match Details | Time |
| Jan 12, Tue | Australia vs India, 1st ODI, W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth | 08:50 IST |
| Jan 15, Fri | Australia vs India, 2nd ODI, The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:50 IST |
| Jan 17, Sun | Australia vs India, 3rd ODI, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 08:50 IST |
| Jan 20, Wed | Australia vs India, 4th ODI, Manuka Oval, Canberra | 08:50 IST |
| Jan 23, Sat | Australia vs India, 5th ODI, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 08:50 IST |
| Jan 26, Tue | Australia vs India, 1st T20I, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 13:08 IST |
| Jan 29, Fri | Australia vs India, 2nd T20I, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 14:08 IST |
| Jan 31, Sun | Australia vs India, 3rd T20I, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 14:08 IST |
Squads:
India:
One-Day Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja,Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav,Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rishi Dhawan, Barinder Sran
India Twenty20 Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Harbhajan Singh, Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra
Australia:
David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, George Bailey,Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Joel Paris
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7 Jan 2016
Avni S. Singh