Suryakumar Yadav to Lead India in T20I Series Against Australia; Hardik Pandya Out with Ankle Injury

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:12pm on 20 Nov 2023,Monday Sports

In a significant announcement, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Australia Starting on November 23 in Visakhapatnam. Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team, with Ruturaj Gaikwad as vice-captain for the first three matches and Shreyas Iyer taking over for the last two in Raipur and Bengaluru. The absence of Hardik Pandya, sidelined due to an ankle injury from the Cricket World Cup, is a notable setback. The squad features promising young talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma. Seniors inclding Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami were given rest after a long World Cup. India's Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Vice-Captain), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.    

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