India skipper Virat Kohli and all-rounder Hardik Pandya brought in the New Year together on Friday with their families in a safe environment
Shikhar Dhawan contributed 52 while captain Virat Kohli made 40. India had won the first T20I by 11 runs in Canberra on Friday. The inconsequential third T20I will be played at SCG on Tuesday
There is a concern over Australian captain Aaron Finch's fitness and in his absence Steve Smith or Glenn Maxwell can lead Australian team. Check IND vs AUS live telecast and free channels here
India has made five changes in its playing 11 while Australia has made four
While Jadeja smashed an unbeaten 44 off 23 balls to propel India to 161 for 7, his head injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise with India unleashing Chahal (3/25 in 4 overs) on an Australian
Both the teams would make some changes in its playing 11 given the injury concerns. Check India vs Australia 2nd T20 International playing 11 probables and head to head stats here
Chahar to replace Shardul in India playing 11 while Pandey's inclusion depends on whether Kohli wants to play Sundar as sixth bowling option or not. Check India vs Australia head to head stats here
Pandey has been in great knock in Indian Premier League 2020 and would be hoping to get a place in India playing 11 during the T20s
Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav may replace Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal in the Indian Playing 11. Check India vs Australia 3rd ODI playing 11 probables, head to head and pitch report here
Skipper Virat Kohli was top-scorer for India with his 89-run knock while KL Rahul contributed 76 runs. Australia had won the series-opener by 66 runs on Friday.
After having a splendid performance with the bat in the first ODI against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya shed light on fatherhood
Captain Kohli may bring Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur in India playing 11 for the second ODI after lacklusture performance of Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini in first ODI
With no back-up all-rounders or a plan B in place, India will have to execute its plan A perfectly
Pandya's 76-ball 90 and a 128-run stand with senior opener Shikhar Dhawan (74 off 86 balls) delayed the inevitable
India vs Australia
The limited-overs competition awaits them first but Indian players, led by captain Virat Kohli, seemed focussed on next month's Tests against Australia
If last year's one-run win over Chennai Super Kings was an absolute cliffhanger, Rohit's aristocratic 68 off 50 balls made it an anti-climax with Mumbai Indians chasing the target of 157 in 18.4 overs
Hardik is still not comfortable enough to bowl, his Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said on Monday, days before the Indian team sets off on the marquee tour of Australia
Mumbai Indians' Hardik Pandya and Royal Challengers Bangalore's Chris Morris have been reprimanded for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct
Notably, the schedules for India vs Australia ODI and T20 series are still not finalised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA)