India Predicted XI vs Australia, 1st T20I: Will Rinku Singh Make The Cut?

India will be up against Australia in the 1st T20I of the Australia tour of India, five-match T20I series 2023 on Thursday, November 23 at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST. With the upcoming series, the Indian team will commence its preparations for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, slated to be held in the USA and the West Indies next year.

Openers: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Maharashtra batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has exhibited outstanding form this year. He captained the Indian team to a gold medal finish at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023. His exceptional performance continued in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023, where the right-handed batter accumulated 244 runs in six matches, with a strike rate of 174.28.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is slated to join Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top of the Indian batting line-up. Jaiswal, too, had an impressive Asian Games 2023, notching up a century against Nepal. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023, the southpaw emerged as the top run-scorer for Mumbai, amassing 242 runs in eight matches.

Middle-order: Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh

Tilak Varma was the leading run-scorer for Hyderabad in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023, accumulating 288 runs in seven matches. He also contributed significantly to India's success in clinching the gold medal at the Hangzhou Games 2023.

Ishan Kishan was part of India's ODI World Cup campaign. The left-handed batter played two matches in the absence of regular opener Shubman Gill. Known for his dynamic and audacious batting style, Ishan Kishan is expected to be a key pillar in the Indian playing XI.

Suryakumar Yadav, leading the