A batch of Australia’s squad to play in the five-match ODI series against India arrived in Chennai. The limited-overs specialists were: Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, and Kane Richardson.
A batch of Australia’s squad to play in the five-match one-day internationals series against India arrived in Chennai on Friday. The limited-overs specialists, who arrived from Australia via Singapore, were: Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, and Kane Richardson.
Another group of players, including skipper Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner, would arrive in the city on Saturday morning from Bangladesh, where the team was involved in a two-Test series.
Paceman Richardson was not in the squad picked initially, but came in as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood — who sustained an injury during the first Test against Bangladesh.
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The 14-man team will be involved in an ODI series, followed by three T20 internationals against India, the first of which would be played at the M A Chidambaram stadium here, on September 17.
Here is the full schedule for India vs Australia 2017 series.
India vs Australia 5-Match ODI Series
1st ODI: 17th September, Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium)
2nd ODI: 21st September, Kolkata (Eden Gardens)
3rd ODI: 24th September, Indore (Holkar Cricket Stadium)
4th ODI: 28th September, Bengaluru (M Chinnaswamy Stadium)
5th ODI: 1st October, Nagpur (Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium)
India vs Australia 3-Match T20I Series
1st T20I: 7th October, Ranchi (JSCA International Stadium Complex)
2nd T20I: 10th October, Guwahati (Barsapara Cricket Stadium)
3rd T20I: 13th October, Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium)
While all the One Day Internationals will be aired at 1:30 pm (IST), the T20I will start from 7 pm.
As for the squads for the India vs Australia 2017 series, both sides are yet to announce their respective teams and we will be updating this space once it is finalized.
The visiting Australians would play a warm-up match on September 12 against a Board President’s XI to be led by Gurkeerat Mann.
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