Indian cricket team is in Australia for a 2 month long tour.
Here are 5 key things you need to know:
- Schedule: India will play 3 T20s, 3 ODIs and 4 Tests. Here is the schedule:
| Match | Venue | Date & Time |
| 1st ODI | Sydney | 27 November – 9 AM |
| 2nd ODI | Sydney | 29 November – 9 AM |
| 3rd ODI | Canberra | 2 December – 9 AM |
| 1st T20 | Canberra | 4 December – 1:40 PM |
| 2nd T20 | Sydney | 6 December – 1:40 PM |
| 3rd T20 | Sydney | 8 December – 1:40 PM |
| 1st Test | Adelaide (D/N Test) | 17-21 December – 9:30 AM |
| 2nd Test | Melbourne | 26-30 December – 5 AM |
| 3rd Test | Sydney | 7-11 January – 5 AM |
| 4th Test | Brisbane | 15-19 January – 5 AM |
2. Results of last series between India & Australia:
T20 Series: Australia won 2-0 in February 2019
ODI Series: India won 2-1 in January 2020
Test Series: India won 2-1 in January 2019
3. The Test Championship: ICC has recently changed the scoring system of 2021 ICC Test Championship. Due to that change, India has gone down from 1 to 2 in ranking. This is a crucial series for India as it tries to qualify for 1st ever ICC Test Championship Final to held in June 2021.
| Teams | Points | PCT |
| Australia | 296 | 0.822 |
| India | 360 | 0.750 |
| England | 292 | 0.608 |
| New Zealand | 180 | 0.500 |
| Pakistan | 166 | 0.395 |
4. Special Jersey’s for T20 Series: Both the Indian and Australian team will be wearing special jersey’s for the T20 Series. Australia will celebrate First nations people by wearing indigenous playing shirt. At the same time, Indian team will celebrate the 90s era by wearing 1992 World Cup shirt.
5. Where can you watch this highly anticipated Series?
In India, SONY Network will broadcast all the matches. Matches will also be available on the SONY LIV app.
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