2016 India Tour of Australia - BCCI Announces India Squad for the ODI's and T20's Saturday Dec 19,2015

The India Tour of Australia Tour consists of five ODIs and three T20Is beginning in the New Year on January 12,2016

India will open their tour with an ODI at Perth on January 12, followed by matches in Brisbane (Jan. 15), Melbourne (Jan. 17), Canberra (Jan. 20) and Sydney (Jan. 23).

The T20s will be played at Adelaide (Jan. 26), Melbourne (Jan. 29) and Sydney (Jan. 31).

ODI squad
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (C) (Wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rishi Dhawan, Brainder Singh Sran.

T20I squad
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (C) (Wk), Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Harbhajan Singh, Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra.

India Vs Australia Head-to-Head in ODIs

India versus Australia total ODIs: 118, India won 40, Australia 68, No result 10

In Australia, total ODIs: 43, Australia won 31, India 10 and NR 2.  

In India, total ODIs: 51, India won 21, Australia 25, No result 5

At neutral India and Australia played 24 ODIs. Australia won 12, India 9 and No result 3.

In the first ODI, India won the match by 66 runs with Sandeep Patil being named the man-of-the-match award. The match was played on December 6, 1980 at MCG

In the 1983 World Cup (60 overs) on June 20, 1983, India won the match by 118 runs at County Ground, Clemsford. Roger Binny won the man-of-the-match award.

In the 2011 World Cup quarterfinals, on March 24, 2011, India won the match by five wickets at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad with Yuvraj Singh being named man-of-the-match. India went on to win the World Cup.

In 2015 World Cup, on March 26, 2015 at the SCG, India lost the semifinal game by 95 runs. Steve Smith was named the man-of-the-match for his scintillating 105. Australia lifted its fifth World Cup title

In 2015 World Cup, on March 26, 2015 at the SCG, India lost the semifinal game by 95 runs. Steve Smith was named the man-of-the-match for his scintillating 105. Australia lifted its fifth World Cup title

India Vs Australia Head-to-Head in T20's

In the T20 Internationals, Australia has played 78 matches, won 40, lost 35, tied 2 and No result 1

In T20 internationals, India has played 57 matches, won 31, lost 24, tied 1 and no result 1. 


M S Dhoni to remain captain till 2016 World T20 in India

BCCI  on Saturday Dec 19,2015, decided that M.S. Dhoni will remain captain of the limited-overs sides till the World T20 championship in India scheduled to be held during March 08  to April 03,2016

Before announcing the teams for India’s upcoming tour of Australia next month, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur announced the decision regarding Dhoni.

“Dhoni will be the captain till the World T20 championship,” said Thakur, triggering speculation as to whether Dhoni would cease to be the captain after the mega event.

However, chairman of selectors Sandeep Patil explained that the decision related to Dhoni’s captaincy was taken due to rumours related his tenure as captain in the shorter formats.

“There was a lot of speculation.

“There were a lot of stories. So the selectors wanted to give out a clear-cut message to all that Dhoni should be captain till the World T20.

Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra Recalled in T20 Squad
 
Yuvraj will be part of India's T20I squad for the first time since the forgettable ICC World Twenty20 final in Sri Lanka on April 6, 2014, where his failure raised a lot of eyebrows.

After more than 18 months since he last wore his India jersey, Yuvraj will be back in the top tier of the trade he specializes in – playing cricket for his country.

But more than his 398 runs in 7 Ranji Trophy matches this season, Yuvraj’s willow-work in the Vijay Hazare Trophy did the magic for him.

In the premier domestic 50-over tournament this season, the left-hander has an average of close to 70 with 341 runs in 5 matches, which includes two knocks of 90-plus.
With India to play only limited-overs cricket over the next 7-8 months, an in-form Yuvraj can take care of India’s finishing woes since Dhoni hasn’t been the same game-changing batsman of late.

Ironically, a good show in Australia could earn the batting allrounder a place in another World T20 set to begin in India on March 8, 2016.



Ashish Nehra last played a T20I against South Africa in Durban in January 2011 and his last appearance in an ODI match came in March 2011 against Pakistan in the World Cup semi-final.

However, the selectors on Sarurday did to pick Nehra in the ODI squad for the five-match series Down Under