BCCI announced 12-member squad for the first twenty20 match of three-T20Is against Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane. Virat Kohli has made comeback to the national team after missing Windies t20 series. Rishabh Pant will be seen behind the wickets in this inaugural game of India’s tour of Australia 2018.
The first match of series is scheduled to play on Wednesday 21st November. Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma who became first batsman to score four international hundreds, will be seen at the opening with Shirkhar Dhawan to be followed by Kohli and KL Rahul on number 4.
Indian Squad for 1st T20
- Virat Kohli (Captain)
- Rohit Sharma
- Shikhar Dhawan
- KL Rahul
- Rishabh Pant (Wicket-Keeper)
- Dinesh Karthik
- Krunal Pandya
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Bhuveshwar Kumar
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Yuzvendra Chahal
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