Mitchell Starc has been added to the Australia T20I squad for the ongoing series against India. Starc was called-up in place of Billy Stanlake who has been ruled out of the series after injuring his ankle during a warm-up session on Friday.
Australia are leading 1-0 in the three-match series. The hosts cannot lose the series after the second match was washed out due to persistent rain.
Starc last played a T20I match in September 2016 against Sri Lanka.
Stanlake was a late omission from the rain-affected second T20I in Melbourne as he hurt his ankle while doing catching practice during warmup. He was replaced by Nathan Coulter-Nile for the match.
Stanlake has a moderate grade ankle sprain which was deemed serious enough to have him rested from the series finale to be played on Sunday.
Starc alongside Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins was initially rested from the India T20Is to keep them fresh and in prime shape for the four-Test series starting December 6. The trio was also asked to not participate in a Sheffield Shield fixture next week.