The schedule of the most anticipated bilateral series between India and Australia is out today. The Cricket board of Australia charted down the details of the first international cricketing assignment featuring Virat Kohli & Co. since the pandemic began.
The series is scheduled to start with the ODIs, with the first match scheduled to take place on November 27 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
This series will feature first-ever day-night Test between the two sides, taking place at the Adelaide Oval from December 17. Concluding on January 19 at the Gabba where the fourth and the final Test between the two teams will be held.
Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli and the rest of his teammates, will reach Australia on November 12 in a chartered plane from UAE itself. They will then go into quarantine for 14 days, with as many s 32 players named in the Indian roster that will be travelling Down Under.
Other than the 10 scheduled matches. A three-day red-ball game at Drummoyne Oval from December 6 to 8 will be followed by a three-day pink ball game at the SCG from December 11 to 13.
“Across all three formats, Australia and India represents one of the great rivalries in world sport and we are delighted to welcome Virat Kohli’s outstanding squad to Australian shores this summer,” Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said in a statement.
“We have worked closely with the BCCI for many months to bring this tour to life, and I cannot speak more highly of the professional, thorough and collaborative manner with which they have approached this tour in these extraordinary and complex times.
“I would like to express my gratitude to everyone at the BCCI for the faith and support they have shown in the plan we have developed, which we believe will result in a safe and successful summer for all involved.