Series Name: | Australian cricket team in India in 2017–18 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of India.svg |
Team1 Name: | India |
Team2 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
Team2 Name: | Australia |
From Date: | 12 September |
To Date: | 13 October 2017 |
Team1 Captain: | Virat Kohli |
Team2 Captain: | Steve Smith (ODIs) David Warner (T20Is) |
No Of Odis: | 5 |
Team1 Odis Won: | 4 |
Team2 Odis Won: | 1 |
Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Rohit Sharma (296) |
Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Aaron Finch (250) |
Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Kuldeep Yadav (7) |
Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Nathan Coulter-Nile (10) |
Player Of Odi Series: | Hardik Pandya (Ind) |
No Of Twenty20s: | 3 |
Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Kedar Jadhav (27) |
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Moises Henriques (70) |
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Jasprit Bumrah (3) |
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Jason Behrendorff (4) |
The Australia cricket team toured India in September and October 2017 to play five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] [2] [3] [4] The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the full dates in September 2017.[5] [6] Ahead of the ODIs, Australia played a 50-over warm-up match against India's Board President XI, with Australia winning by 103 runs.[7] India won the ODI series 4–1 and returned to the top of the ICC ODI Championship.[8] In accordance with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) new playing conditions, the Decision Review System (DRS) was used for the first time in a T20I match in this series.[9] The T20I series was drawn 1–1, with the third match called off due to a wet outfield.[10]
Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of Australia's squad, after suffering an injury during the first Test against Bangladesh in August 2017.[14] Kane Richardson was added to Australia's squad as a replacement for Hazlewood.[15] Peter Handscomb was added Australia's ODI squad as a cover for Aaron Finch, who was struggling with a calf injury.[16] Ashton Agar fractured a finger during the third ODI, therefore ruling him out of the rest of the series.[17]
Shikhar Dhawan was not available for the first three ODIs, as he took leave to attend to his wife, who was unwell.[18] After the third ODI, he was not named in India's squad for the final two ODI matches, with no replacement named.[19] Ravindra Jadeja was added to India's ODI squad for the first three matches, as a replacement for Axar Patel who injured his ankle.[20] Patel was included for the last two ODIs, replacing Jadeja.[21]
Ahead of the T20I series, Australia rested Pat Cummins, due to his increased workload schedule.[22] Andrew Tye was named as his replacement.[23] While fielding during the fifth ODI, Steve Smith picked up a shoulder injury, and was sidelined for the T20I series, with Marcus Stoinis being called up as a replacement, and David Warner given the captaincy.[24]