India will lock horns against Australia in the first T20I match of the five-game series at Dr Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
Even after suffering a heartbreak in the World Cup final, India's veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin couldn't help but praise Australia for their record sixth ODI World Cup title.
Tilak Varma has made his ODI debut and captain Rohit Sharma handed him his maiden cap.
Tanzim Hasan is also making his ODI debut for Bangladesh.
India have made five changes. Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have been given a rest.
India will take on Australia in four-match Test series starting the 9th of February in Nagpur. For India this series holds a lot of importance as a 4-0 or 3-1 win will help them make it to the final of World Test Championship final.
Shikhar Dhawan will lead the side in Zimbabwe in 3 ODIs. He also recently lead Men in Blue to a 3-0 win over West Indies in the recently-concluded ODI series at the Caribbean
India and West Indies will square off in three one-day internationals (ODIs) from July 22 to July 27. The five-match T20I series will start on July 29 and will conclude on August 7
Rohit Sharma is all set to play the first T2I International in Southampton on July 7 but the likes of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja will be available from the second T20I onwards.