Factbox-Cricket-India v Australia test series
(Reuters) - Following are facts and figures ahead of the five-match test series between Australia and India, which begins on Friday:
FIXTURES
First test: Nov. 22-26, Perth Stadium
Second test (day-night): Dec. 6-10, Adelaide Oval
Third test: Dec. 14-18, The Gabba, Brisbane
Fourth test: Dec. 26-30, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fifth test: Jan. 3-7, Sydney Cricket Ground
AUSTRALIA
World ranking: 1
Captain: Pat Cummins
Coach: Andrew McDonald
Top-ranked batsman: Steven Smith (5)
Top-ranked bowler: Josh Hazlewood (2)
Australia squad for first test: Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
INDIA
World ranking: 2
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Coach: Gautam Gambhir
Top-ranked batsman: Yashasvi Jaiswal (4)
Top-ranked bowler: Jasprit Bumrah (3)
India squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Test series: 28
Australia wins: 12
India wins: 11
Draws: 5
LAST THREE SERIES
2022-2023: India beat Australia 2-1 in four-test series in India
2020-21: India beat Australia 2-1 in four-test series in Australia
2018-19: India beat Australia 2-1 in four-test series in Australia
(Compiled by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
