The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for Team India’s upcoming home series against Australia and South Africa. India’s international home season 2022-23 will commence with a three-match T20I series against Australia in September, followed by a three-match T20I and ODI series against South Africa.
In its statement, the Indian cricket board said: "Mohali will host the first T20I against Australia with Nagpur and Hyderabad hosting the second and third respectively. The home series against South Africa will begin in Thiruvananthapuram. The second T20I will be played on October 2, 2022, Gandhi Jayanti,to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at Guwahati, followed by the last T20I at Indore."
"The action will then shift to Lucknow on 6th October where the ODI series will get underway. Ranchi and Delhi will host the second and third ODI respectively," it added.
Australia tour of India, 2022 - T20I series
1st T20I - September 20 (Tuesday) - Mohali
2nd T20I - September 23 (Friday) - Nagpur
3rd T20I - September 25 (Sunday) - Hyderabad
South Africa tour of India, 2022 - T20I series
1st T20I - September 28 (Wednesday) - Thiruvananthapuram
2nd T20I - October 2 (Sunday) - Guwahati
3rd T20I - October 4 (Tuesday) - Indore
South Africa tour of India, 2022 - ODI series
1st ODI - October 6 (Thursday) - Lucknow
2nd ODI - October 9 (Sunday) - Ranchi
3rd ODI - October 11 (Tuesday) - Delhi
Currently, Team India is on a tour of the West Indies. They won the ODI series against WI 3-0. They are currently playing a five-match T20I series against them, which they are currently leading 2-1.
After this, Men in Blue will play Zimbabwe. India will play against Zimbabwe in 3 ODIs from August 18 to August 22. Shikhar Dhawan will lead the side in Zimbabwe in 3 ODIs. He also recently lead Men in Blue to a 3-0 win over West Indies in the recently-concluded ODI series in the Caribbean.
Senior players like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah are not a part of the squad. Rahul Tripathi, who represents Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has also been named in the squad for his good performances in IPL 2022.
The batter had a standout IPL season with SRH. In 14 games he played for his side, he scored 413 runs at an average of 37.55. He scored three fifties this season, with the best score of 76 and a strike rate of 158.23. He was the second-highest run-scorer for his side.
Washington Sundar also makes his return to the side after an injury. He has recently started his stint with Lancashire in County Cricket and had taken a five-wicket haul against Northamptonshire. Deepak Chahar has also made his return to the squad after injury.India will play against Zimbabwe in 3 ODIs from August 18 to August 22.
India`s squad for 3 ODIs: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar.
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