Ignored For India vs Australia T20I Series, Yuzvendra Chahal Stars With 6-Wicket Haul In Vijay Hazare Trophy

23.11.2023 - 12:13 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian cricket team squad for the T20I series against Australia has a fresh look. The hosts picked only three players from the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 squad - Prasidh Krishna, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav - for the five-match series that starts on Thursday.

With the T20 Cricket World Cup next year, this series provides a briliant chance for the players selected to make an early case for themselves to get picked for the marquee event.

The selected stars have got fair amount of exposure in the Indian Premier League. Among the players who have been picked, the performances of the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh will be closely watched as India begin a phase where they would want to give fresh faces a chance, with the 2024 T20 World Cup a year away.

Among the bowlers are Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Ravi Bishnoi. All of them have enough experience in T20s and have played for India.

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