India vs Australia Playing 11, 1st T20I: IND vs AUS Lineup, Team News, Injury Update

India vs Australia 1st T20I Playing 11: India will lock horns against Australia in the 1st T20I of the three-match series on Thursday (November 23) at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Vizag.

The Indian team will be hoping to bounce back from their World Cup 2023 Final defeat as they take on the Aussies in the shortest format of the game.

India vs Australia 1st T20I Team News, Injury Update

India have made a lot of changes in the team as senior pros like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj and a few others have been rested. Suryakumar Yadav is going to lead the Indian team in this series while Ruturaj Gaikwad will be his deputy for the first three matches. Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma are also poised to play while Prasidh Krishna looks set to spearhead the pace attack. Ravi Bishnoi is likely to be India's sole spinner for the game.

Australia will be led by Matthew Wade and they will be aiming to continue their run in the shortest format of the game. Travis Head, the man who rose in the World Cup Final is likely to play while the likes of Marcus Stoinis and Tim David are likely to feature as well. They have a completely changed pace attack and Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff will have the responsibility to trouble the Indian batters.

India vs Australia T20I Series Squads

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), 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.

Australia squad: Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa.

India vs Australia 1st T20I Lineups: IND vs AUS Probable Playing XI

India (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan

Australia (Playing XI): Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steve Smith, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Kane Richardson, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff