India name ODI and T20I squads for Australia with two familiar faces back in
The board announced separate squads on January 17 for three ODIs, three T20Is and a Test, with Shreyanka Patil and Bharti Fumali recalled to the T20I squad months after the World Cup squad was named.
By Anjali D'Souza · Sports Reporter, Sports
The short version
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced separate ODI and T20I squads for India's tour of Australia on January 17, 2026.
- The schedule comprises three ODIs, three T20Is and one Test.
- Shreyanka Patil and Bharti Fumali return to India's T20I squad, with 17-year-old G Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma also named.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced India's squads for the tour of Australia on January 17, 2026, fielding separate ODI and T20I selections for a series that runs to three ODIs, three T20Is and a Test. The announcement arrived with the ICC Men's T20 World Cup weeks away, which is the context every selector is now working in.
- Three ODIs, three T20Is and one Test against Australia.
- Separate ODI and T20I squads announced by the board on January 17.
- Shreyanka Patil and Bharti Fumali recalled to the T20I squad.
- 17-year-old G Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma named in the squads.
The World Cup behind the selection
The ICC confirmed the schedule for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup in November 2025: the tournament is hosted by India and Sri Lanka, running through February and March 2026. That places the Australian tour squarely in the final stretch before the tournament, and it explains why the T20I squad carries real selection weight while the Test and ODI squads are being built for a longer cycle.
The return of Patil and Fumali is the detail worth noting. Both were part of the ODI build-up that preceded the World Cup squad announcement, and both now travel for the shorter format. For a board still working out its T20I depth, calling players back for a bilateral series four months out is a statement about the pecking order it expects to hold in February and March.
Sources — 3 references
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- Board of Control for Cricket in India (opens in a new tab)
- ESPNcricinfo (opens in a new tab)
- International Cricket Council (opens in a new tab)
Squad names limited to those confirmed in the BCCI announcement and the ESPNcricinfo squad change report.
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