India tour of Australia 2020 fixtures: India’s tour of Australia likely to start with ODIs; to play day-night Test in Adelaide

India tour of Australia 2020 fixtures: Both CA and BCCI are said to have zeroed in on the itinerary for the high-profile tour.

The high-profile and much-discussed India’s tour of Australia is likely to begin from the last week of November with a three-match ODI series in Brisbane. According to ESPNcricinfo, the Indian players will travel directly from the UAE to Brisbane after the culmination of IPL 2020.

Upon reaching Brisbane, the Indian contingent will have to quarantine for two weeks to adhere to the current COVID-19 protocol in Queensland. It still remains to be seen if players will be allowed to train during their quarantine period.

If Queensland government grants permission for the same, expect the ODI series to be played between November 25-30. It is further reported that both CA (Cricket Australia) and BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) are awaiting for government’s permission before making public the fixtures of a full tour.

India tour of Australia 2020 fixtures

The ODI series will be followed by a three-match T20I series between the two teams from December 3-8 in Adelaide. Much like their last tour of Australia in 2018-19, India will play a four-match Test series in addition to three ODIs and T20Is each.

Anticipated to start from December 17-21, the first Test match will also be India’s first overseas day-night Test match and second overall. While the first Test match will be played in Adelaide, the second one will be the usual Boxing Day fixture in Melbourne.

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Due to the growing COVID-19 cases in Victoria, former Australia captain Mark Taylor had expressed concerns regarding conducting the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. The concerns in Australia were such that WACA had confirmed availability to host the Boxing Day Test.

The second and third Test matches will be played in Sydney and Brisbane respectively in the second and third week of January to complete the tour.

India tour of Australia Probable Fixtures

November 25-30 – Three ODIs

December 3-8 – Three T20Is

December 17 – January 19 – Four Test matches

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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