India tour of Australia(2020-21): It will be after 8 months that Team India will participate in an international clash. The full-fledged series between Australia and India will start from November 27, the series will start with ODI, followed by T20 and then finally 4 Test matches series which is called Border- Gavaskar Test Series. The Indian players touch down in Australia earlier this week and also knock the ground and the gym on Saturday (November 14) after testing negative for COVID-19.
Before the start of the Test series, there will also be two practice matches to be played against Australia. This practice match will be played between India A and Australia A.
Some exciting moment about this Test series is that there will be a day-night test match played between India and Australia in Adelaide on December 17, 2020.
After the first Test match, the skipper Virat Kohli will return to India as BCCI has acknowledged paternity leave to him. However, the team has reached Sydney for the series. There will be 14 days of Quarantine before the first ODI match, both the team members are required to complete this duration in order to qualify for the matches. This Test series will be quite amusing especially for the ICC World Test Championship because they decide the ranking of both the teams. The team India is ranking one, while the Australian team is at number two in the ICC World Test Championship. This test series is going to be really interesting and quite entertaining for the fans too.
Match Timing:
India vs Australia series (ODI)
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- First match- November 27, played in Sydney, the match will start at 9.10 am (IST).
- Second match- November 29, played in Sydney. the match will also start at 9.10 am (IST).
- Third match- December 2, played in Canberra, this match will also start at 9.10 am (IST).
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India vs Australia Series (T20)
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- First match- December 4, played in Canberra, the match will start at 1.40 pm (IST).
- Second match- December 6, played in Sydney, the match will start at 1.40 pm (IST).
- Third match- December 8, played in Sydney, the match will start at 1.40 pm (IST).
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India vs Australia Series (Test Series)
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- First Test- start from December 17, will be played in Adelaide, the match will start at 9.30 am(IST). It will be a day/night match in Australia.
- Second Test- start from December 26, will be played in Melbourne, this match will start at 5.00 am (IST).
- Third Test- start from January 07 will be played in Sydney, this match will start at 5.00 am (IST).
- Fourth Test- start from January 15, will be played in Brisbane, this match will start from 5.00 am(IST).
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Channels showing the live telecast of the matches between India and Australia and online streaming
The practice matches between India A and Australia A will be telecast live on Cricket Australia’s app. and the live telecast of ODI, T20, and Test matches will be on Sony Six and DD Sports. Live streaming will be done on Sony LIV. The live match will telecast on Sony Six and streaming Sony LIV.
Squads
Test:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, R. Ashwin.
ODI:
Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper).
T20I:
Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan.
Schedule
| Date | Match Details | Time |
| Nov 27, Fri | Australia vs India, 1st ODI Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 9:10 AM 03:40 AM GMT / 02:40 PM LOCAL |
| Nov 29, Sun | Australia vs India, 2nd ODI Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 9:10 AM 03:40 AM GMT / 02:40 PM LOCAL |
| Dec 02, Wed | Australia vs India, 3rd ODI Manuka Oval, Canberra | 9:10 AM 03:40 AM GMT / 02:40 PM LOCAL |
| Dec 04, Fri | Australia vs India, 1st T20I Manuka Oval, Canberra | 1:40 PM 08:10 AM GMT / 07:10 PM LOCAL |
| Dec 06, Sun | Australia vs India, 2nd T20I Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia A vs India A, 1st Practice match Drummoyne Oval, Sydney | 1:40 PM 08:10 AM GMT / 07:10 PM LOCAL 5:00 AM (Dec 06) 11:30 PM GMT (Dec 05) / 10:30 AM LOCAL |
| Dec 08, Tue | Australia vs India, 3rd T20I Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1:40 PM 08:10 AM GMT / 07:10 PM LOCAL |
| Dec 11, Fri – Dec 13, Sun | Australia A vs India, 2nd Practice match Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 9:30 AM 04:00 AM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL |
| Dec 17, Thu – Dec 21, Mon | Australia vs India, 1st Test Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 9:30 AM 04:00 AM GMT / 02:30 PM LOCAL |
| Dec 26, Sat – Dec 30, Wed | Australia vs India, 2nd Test Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 5:00 AM (Dec 26) 11:30 PM GMT (Dec 25) / 10:30 AM LOCAL |
| Jan 07, Thu – Jan 11, Mon | Australia vs India, 3rd Test Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 5:00 AM (Jan 07) 11:30 PM GMT (Jan 06) / 10:30 AM LOCAL |
| Jan 15, Fri – Jan 19, Tue | Australia vs India, 4th Test The Gabba, Brisbane | 5:30 AM 12:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL |