India Squad for Australia T20Is (Predicted)

Updated - 12 Sep 2022, 03:48 PM

India National Cricket Team
India National Cricket Team. Image Credits: BCCI

India and Australia are set to lock horns in a T20I series. During the Australia tour of India 2022, India and Australia will play three T20I games. The matches will take place on September 20, 23, and 25. India recently played in Asia Cup 2022 where they failed to reach the final.

Australia is currently playing an ODI series against New Zealand, in which they have won the first two ODI games. India will set up a strong squad against Australia in the forthcoming T20I series. Here we talk about the India squad for Australia T20Is.

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India Squad for Australia T20Is

Batsmen

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma. Pic Credits: Twitter

Rohit Sharma will be the captain of India in the T20I series against Australia. He will also be the opener for the team during the series. The right-handed batsman showed good form in the recent Asia Cup 2022. He scored 133 runs in 4 games at an average of 33.25. He held a good strike rate of 151+ and slammed 1 fifty in the tournament.

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KL Rahul

KL Rahul. PC-Getty
KL Rahul. PC-Getty

KL Rahul will be another batsman in the India squad for Australia T20Is. The right-handed batsman was part of the Asia Cup 2022. He gave a decent performance, smacking 132 runs in 5 games at an average of 26.40. He also hit 1 fifty.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli. (Photo: Twitter)

Virat Kohli will be another batsman for the team against Australia. The right-handed batsman bagged the limelight in the Asia Cup 2022, where he slammed a marvellous unbeaten century. The right-handed batsman also gave an outstanding performance in the tournament, smashing 276 runs in 4 games at an average of 92.0.

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer might be another batsman in the India squad against Australia. The right-handed batsman was a reserve player in Asia Cup 2022. In his previous T20I series against West Indies, he slammed 98 runs in 4 games at an average of 24.50. Iyer will be a powerful middle-order batter for the team against Australia.

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Wicketkeepers

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant. (Photo: Twitter)

Rishabh Pant might be the primary wicketkeeper for the team in the squad against Australia. The left-handed batsman was part of the Asia Cup 2022. However, he could not grab attention with his batting. In 3 games, he scored 51 runs at an average of 25.40.

Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik (Image Credits: Twitter)
Dinesh Karthik (Image Credits: Twitter)

Dinesh Karthik might be another wicketkeeper for the team. He will also be a crucial lower-order batsman for the team. The right-handed batsman played only 1 game in the recent Asia Cup 2022, where he scored 1 run. In the prior T20I series against West Indies, Karthik slammed 66 runs in 4 innings at an average of 22.0.

All- Rounders

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya. Pic Credits: Twitter

Hardik Pandya might be one of the all-rounders for the team against Australia T20Is. The right-handed batsman gave a good show in the Asia Cup 2022. He scored 50 runs in 3 games with an unbeaten 33-run knock in one match. With the ball, he picked 4 wickets in 3 games at an average of 26.0.

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Axar Patel

Axar Patel
Axar Patel, Photo Credit: (Twitter)

Axar Patel might be another all-rounder in India squad. Patel was part of the Asia Cup 2022 as he replaced Ravindra Jadeja in the squad. He played 1 match in which he could not pick a wicket. In the last T20I series against West Indies, the left-arm spinner picked 5 wickets in 2 games at an average of 12.60. He also scored 29 runs in 2 games.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda (Image Credits: Twitter)
Deepak Hooda (Image Credits: Twitter)

Deepak Hooda might be another all-rounder in the squad. The right-handed batsman was part of Asia Cup 2022 but he could not come up with a good show. He could only score 19 runs in 2 innings with a top knock of 16 in one match.

Spinners

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal. Image Credits: BCCI

Yuzvendra Chahal might be a spinner for the team in the T20I series against Australia. The right-arm spinner gave a good performance in Asia Cup 2022. He picked 4 wickets in 4 games at an average of 31.75. The leg spinner also held a good economy rate of 7.93 while bowling.

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Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal
Ravi Bishnoi, Image Credits: Twitter

Ravi Bishnoi might be another spinner for the team against Australia. The right-arm spinner played only 1 game in Asia Cup 2022, in which he picked 1 wicket at an average of 26.0. He held an economy of 6.50 in the match.

Pacers

Shardul Thakur

Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur (Image Credit: Getty)

Many key pacers like Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel, and Avesh Khan are currently injured and not fit to play. Hence, Shardul Thakur might be given a chance to play against Australia. He was part of the previous ODI series against Zimbabwe last month, in which he picked 4 wickets in 2 games at an average of 23.25. He also gave a good show against West Indies in the ODI series, picking 7 wickets in 3 games at an average of 17.86.

Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar
Deepak Chahar. (Photo: Twitter)

Deepak Chahar might be a pacer in the squad against Australia. He made a comeback in the ODI series against Zimbabwe last month. In 2 games, he picked 5 wickets at an average of 20.40. He was also part of the Asia Cup 2022, in which he played 1 game where he remained wicketless.

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Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh (Image Credits: Twitter)
Arshdeep Singh (Image Credits: Twitter)

Arshdeep Singh might be another pacer for India in the squad against Australia. The left-arm pacer was part of Asia Cup 2022. In 5 matches, he picked 5 wickets at an average of 30.20. He also bowled at a good economy of 8.62.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Image: Twitter

Bhuvneshwar Kumar might be another pacer for the team against Australia in the T20Is. The right-arm pacer gave an impressive performance in the recent Asia Cup 2022. In 5 matches, he picked 11 wickets at an average of 10.45. He also bowled at a brilliant economy of 6.05. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, Kumar will be the most crucial pacer for the team.

 

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