The Cricket Board of Control in India announced on Monday the teams for all three formats for the upcoming India Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia. India will play 4 tests, 3 T20I and 3 ODI against Australia in a tour that will be played in a biosecure environment. Rohit Sharma, the vice captain of India, has not been included in either team. Veteran fast bowler Ishant Sharma, a regular in the test setup, has also not been named. The official BCCI email indicated that the board’s medical team will “continue to monitor” their progress.
Both Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma suffered injuries while playing in the current Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates.
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“The All India Senior Selection Committee met by video conference on Monday to select the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Tour of Australia. The India team will participate in three T20I, three ODI and four test matches against Australia.
Team India T20I: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and goalkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (goalkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy
India ODI Team: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (Vice Captain and Goalkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur
India team test team: Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (goalkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket – guardian), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj
Four additional bowlers, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kartik Tyagi, Ishan Porel and T. Natarajan, will travel with the Indian contingent, ”the official statement said.
Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who recently completed a 5 wicket round in the IPL, has been rewarded for his performances with a first call-up from Team India in the shorter format.
KL Rahul has been named Vice Captain and Goalkeeper for the T20I and ODI series. Sanju Samson was included in the T20I team, while Rishabh Pant has been named together with Wriddhiman Saha for the test matches.
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