India vs Australia 2018: Gautam Gambhir Part Of Expert Panel For The Series

Gautam Gambhir will be a part of the Sony’s expert panel for the upcoming series between India and Australia.

The much-awaited series between India and Australia is all set to get underway. Not surprisingly, there is excitement all around to see the rivals locking horns once again. The celebrated fixture rarely disappoints. Well, veteran Gautam Gambhir will be enjoying all the action from very close quarters as he travelling to Australia for the series. However, the left-handed batsman will not feature in the series as a player but as an analyst. The World Cup-winning batsman has  signed up as a cricket expert for the official broadcasters Sony.

However, it is not clear whether the southpaw would remain in Australia for the entire tour as he is currently a part of Delhi’s Ranji Trophy side.

Apart from Gambhir the panel includes Sunil Gavaskar, Michael Clarke, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Mark Butcher, Nick Knight, Dominic Cork, Murali Kartik, Sanjay Manjrekar, Mohammad Kaif, Harsha Bhogle, Gaurav Kapur, Deep Dasgupta and Vivek Razdan.

“Extraaa Innings will be coming up with a new look and set design and our panel of experts will be providing pre, mid and post-match analyses of all the matches in the tour,” SPN said in a media release.

Both sides will compete in three T20Is, four Tests and three ODIs. The series will start off with the shortest format, with the first T20I to be played at The Gabba on November 21, 2018.

After the three-match T20I series, the two teams will compete in a four-Test series.

Adelaide opens the Test summer against India on December 6 in a blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. The Perth Stadium will host its first Test match when India visit for the second Border-Gavaskar match, before the series moves back to Melbourne and Sydney for the traditional Boxing Day and New Year’s games respectively.

Another day, another drill – Snapshots from #TeamIndia's practice session as they build up to the big game against Australia at The Gabba ? ? ? ? pic.twitter.com/hKeeTi9AOU

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 19, 2018

Following the Tests, there will be three ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground will host the first ODI on January 12. The long tour will conclude with the third ODI at MCG on January 18.

India tour of Australia schedule:

T20I series:

November 21 –  1st T20I
November 23 –  2nd T20I
November 25 – 3rd T20I

Test series:

December 6-10 – 1st Test
December 14-18 – 2nd Test
December 26-30 – 3rd Test
January 3-7 – 4th Test

ODI series:

January 12 – 1st ODI
January 15 –  2nd ODI
January 18 –  3rd ODI