As the Indian cricket team finalise their World Cup squad, the Men in Blue take on Australia in a limited-overs tour. While the Virat Kohli led Team India have the upper hand in the upcoming series - home advantage, series win in Australia, they will look to have a crack at a few other players who missed out as this is the last of the international series before the 2019 ICC World Cup.
India are slated to play two T20 Internationals and five ODIs, starting February 24, in what will be their last international assignment before the World Cup, which begins in England on May 30.
The selectors have already identified 13 certainties for the World Cup and they are Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.
Skipper Kohli and pace spearhead Bumrah will be back in action for the final dress rehearsal and the selectors are unlikely look beyond 16 to 17 players, who are now in the scheme of things for the World Cup.
Here's the schedule for the India vs Australia limited-overs tour.
| Date |
Match |
Time |
Venue |
| February 24, Sunday |
1st T20I |
7.00 PM |
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| February 27, Wednesday |
2nd T20I |
7.00 PM |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| March 2, Saturday |
1st ODI |
1.30 PM IST |
Rajiv Gandhi International, Stadium, Hyderabad |
| March 5, Tuesday |
2nd ODI |
1,30 PM IST |
Vidharbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| March 8, Friday |
3rd ODI |
1.30 PM IST |
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
| March 10, Sunday |
4th ODI |
1.30 PM IST |
PCA Stadium, Mohali |
| March 13, Wednesday |
5th ODI |
1.30 PM IST |
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi |
Where to Watch Details:
TV Coverage: The India vs Australia limited-overs series will be telecasted on Star Sports Network. The channels that will show the match will be Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports Select HD.
For Live Streaming: The India vs Australia series will be streamed live on Hotstar.
