IND vs AUS: Suryakumar Yadav will be the ninth captain to lead India in T20Is since 2021. He is all set to captain the team in a five-match T20I series in India. Notably, the star batter was greeted by just two journalists in a press conference ahead of the series.
Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the team in the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma and will have a selection headache going into the first T20I game in Visakhapatnam. Rutuaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal are likely to top open ahead of Ishan Kishan in the opening game on Thursday.
The Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam has only hosted three T20Is thus far. India has won two games at the venue in the shortest format and their solitary loss has come against the Aussies.
Suryakumar Yadav is going to be the ninth player to lead India in the T20I format since January 2021. He has played 53 T20Is for the Men in Blue and amassed 1841 runs at a strike rate of 172.70, with the help of three centuries and 15 fifties.
India are going to play Australia at home in a five-match T20I series after their shocking World Cup final loss. The series will be devoid of many renowned players but will still have enough star attraction on the show to keep the fans hooked.
India and Australia are all set to face each other in the five-match T20I series starting from November 23. The series opener is set to be played in Visakhapatnam. The hosts are playing without their major players who were part of World Cup squad but Suryakumar Yadav has been named the captain.
India TV Sports Wrap on November 22: Team India will have a practice session in Vizag on Wednesday, November 22 on the eve of the first T20I against Australia while Adam Zampa took a dig at Michael Clarke. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on November 22.
Suryakumar Yadav had a disappointing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup but would want to start afresh in his favoured format, T20Is as he gears up to lead the Indian team for the first time in a five-match series against Australia. Surya is nearing a couple of massive records in the upcoming five matches.
Team India announced the squad for the five-match T20 series against Australia set to kick off on Thursday, November 16. Suryakumar Yadav is named captain for the series with Hardik Pandya still recovering from the ankle injury he sustained during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
India will be led by Suryakumar Yadav during the five-match T20I series whereas wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade will be the captain of Australia. Pacers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have been rested for the tour.
India would like to regain their winning momentum after suffering a shocking loss at the hands of Australia in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Even as India prepare for the World Cup 2023 final against Australia, the squad is set to be announced for the T20I series between the finalists starting from November 23. India will name the second string squad while Australia have six players from World Cup who will feature in the series.
Hardik Pandya has been leading India in T20Is since the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal loss to England at the Adelaide Oval. He has captained India in 16 T20Is thus far and won 10 matches. His win percentage in T20Is as skipper is 62.50.
Team India is bowling first for the fifth match in a row in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup as skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first against New Zealand in Dharamsala on Sunday, October 22. Apart from the toss decision, India also made a couple of big changes in the side.
Suryakumar Yadav was hit on his right forearm during the training session at Dharamsala's HPCA Stadium while the wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan suffered a honey bee bite while batting in the nets on Saturday ahead of the big game against New Zealand.
Former coach of Team India Ravi Shastri has given Gurumantra to captain Rohit Sharma to win the ODI World Cup, but will Team India coach Rahul Dravid agree to this, watch this video to know the whole matter.
Before the ODI World Cup, Harbhajan Singh gave a big statement regarding the playing 11.
Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer shone with impressive tons while Suryakumar Yadav recorded a fiery fifty to help India score 399 runs while batting first in Indore.
India recorded their biggest team total against Australia in ODIs after a stormy unbeaten fifty by Suryakumar Yadav in the last ten overs.
Suryakumar Yadav became the only third cricketer after Zaheer Khan and Rohit Sharma to smash four consecutive sixes in an over in ODI history.
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