One of the biggest rivalries in red-ball format is just around the corner as Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team and Pat Cummins-led mighty Australia lock horns in the high-octane Border-Gavaskar Trophy, set to begin from February 9th. Since losing to England in 2012 Test series, team India haven't lost a Test match at home and Australia haven't been able to defeat India on India soil in a Test Series for last 19 years. The series opener (India vs Australia 1st Test) of the four-match Test series will be played in Nagpur from 9th February. The hosts will head into the IND vs AUS 1st Test as firm favourites.
From IND vs AUS Tests complete schedule to full squads venues, here's everything you need to know about the upcoming India vs Australia Test series.
India vs Australia Full Squads
India’s Test squad for the first two Test: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (injured and yet to recover), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav. (Ravindra Jadeja's inclusion in the squad is subject to fitness report).
Australia: Pat Cummins (capt), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green (injured), Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc (injured), Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
India vs Australia four-match Test Series - Full schedule
IND vs AUS 1st Test: February 9-13 - Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: February 17-21 - Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
IND vs AUS 3rd Test: March 1-5 - Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
IND vs AUS 4th Test: March 9-13 - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India vs Australia: Three-match ODI Series
IND vs AUS 1st ODI: March 17 - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
IND vs AUS 2nd ODI: March 19 - Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: March 22 - MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai