New Delhi: Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's limited-overs squads are set to tour Australia, where they are scheduled to play a five-match ODI series, followed by three T20Is.
Considering the ICC World T20, scheduled to start from March in India, the high-profile series is going to be a platform for both the teams to try new permutations and combinations.
The bilateral tour is scheduled to take place between January 12 to 31.
Here is the full schedule of the tour:
Jan 12, Tue: Australia vs India, 1st ODI - W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Jan 15, Fri: Australia vs India, 2nd ODI - The Gabba, Brisbane
Jan 17, Sun: Australia vs India, 3rd ODI - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Jan 20, Wed: Australia vs India, 4th ODI - Manuka Oval, Canberra
Jan 23, Sat: Australia vs India, 5th ODI - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Jan 26, Tue: Australia vs India, 1st T20I - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Jan 29, Fri: Australia vs India, 2nd T20I - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Jan 31, Sun: Australia vs India, 3rd T20I - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India have announced both their squads, while, the hosts are yet to name their squads.
India ODI squad: MS Dhoni (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishi Dhawan, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Gurkeerat Singh, Brainder Sran, Umesh Yadav.
India T20 squad: MS Dhoni (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Hardik Pandya, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Umesh Yadav.
