Not Ruturaj Gaikwad! MI Star To Lead India In IND vs AUS T20 Series: Report

Barely four days after IND vs AUS ODI World Cup 2023 Final, a second-string Indian squad is slated to go up against Australia in a five-match Ind vs Aus T20I series, starting from November 23 onwards.

Barely four days after IND vs AUS ODI World Cup 2023 Final, a second-string Indian squad is slated to go up against Australia in a five-match Ind vs Aus T20I series, starting from November 23 onwards.

With 'injured' Hardik Pandya unavailable, another T20 star will be given the reins of India's T20 team for IND vs AUS T20 series.

There were speculations that Ruturaj Gaikwad, captain of Indian team that won Asian Games 2023 Gold Medal, will be asked to captain the national team in Hardik's absence for IND vs AUS T20I series.

However, as per the Indian Express report, in absence of designated T20 skipper Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav will be asked to lead India in IND vs AUS 5-match T20I series.

While a majority of big guns like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah will get their much-needed break, a few of the seniors like Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, and others will be in action in IND vs AUS T20I series.

This rotation strategy allows Indian cricket team management to manage the workload of key players and provide opportunities to emerging talents.

India's squad for IND vs AUS T20I series is expected to be announced after ODI World Cup 2023 Final on Sunday (November 19).

India's Predicted Squad for IND vs AUS T20I series: Yashaswi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh