Australia’s international home summer season of 2020-2021 starts with India touring the Australian continent for a full-fledged cricketing tour. Team India last toured Australia in 2018-19 wherein the visiting side emerged victorious in the Test and ODI series, both.
The two teams will play the 1st of the 3-match ODI series on November 27, at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney.
Here are the full squads:
India ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper).
Australia ODI squad: Aaron Finch (Captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Australia vs India head to head in ODIs:
Overall- Played: 140, India won: 52, Aus won: 78
Since Jan 2018- Played: 12, India won: 7, Aus won: 5
In Australia- Played: 51, India won: 13, Aus won: 36, NR: 2
The Rohit Sharma Void
India have a huge hole to fill in the absence of mainstay and limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma and that can be proven not only by his form and reputation but also his impact in India’s wins through numbers.
990 Most Runs by N Indian batsman in Australia: Rohit Sharma
4 Most Hundreds by an Indian batsman in Australia: Rohit Sharma
74 Most Fours by an Indian batsman in Australia: Rohit Sharma
29 Most Sixes by an Indian batsman in Australia: Rohit Sharma
Since India's last tour of Australia, in the 2018-19 season, India has played 4 ODIs in the absence of Rohit Sharma. India failed to register a win in any of these 4 ODIs, including the 3-0 loss to New Zealand in 2020, including the tied game against Afghanistan in Dubai.