Australia has made changes to the squad for the 3-match T20 series against Bangladesh, they have included leg-spinning all-rounder Nikhil Chaudhary as a replacement for Travis Head. Nikhil has been selected in the national team for the first time. The special thing is that he still does not have permanent citizenship of Australia, he had gone there in 2020 and got stuck there after the Covid outbreak and then started living there. He was born in Delhi, the capital of India.

Nikhil Chaudhary was born on 4 May 1996 in Delhi. He has played for Punjab in domestic. Between 2017-19, he played 14 matches for Punjab. He has played 12 matches in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and 2 matches in Vijay Hazare Trophy. When he went to Australia in 2020, he got stuck there.

Nikhil Chaudhary’s fate took him to Australia. He went to Australia to meet his uncle in 2020. His uncle lives in Queensland, when Nikhil went there, Australia closed its international borders due to the Corona epidemic. Chaudhary had to stay there, he currently has a temporary visa, which is valid till 2027.

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How did you get a place in the national team if you did not have citizenship?

Nikhil Chaudhary does not yet have permanent residency or citizenship of Australia. But under ICC rules, he is eligible to play for the national team for Australia because he has been living there for more than 5 years, regardless of whether he is a citizen of that country or not.

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Playing for Hobart Hurricanes, Nikhil Chaudhary scored 307 runs in 11 innings in the Big Bash League 2025-26, although he could not do much in bowling. He bowled in 4 matches, in which he could not take any wicket.

After the ODI series on Bangladesh tour, Australia will play a 3-match T20 series. The first match will be played on 17 June, the second on 19 June and the third on 21 June. All three matches will start at 1:30 pm Indian time.

India vs Australia 5 match T20 is going on. The first 2 matches have been played, the first T20 was washed out due to rain and the hosts won by 4 wickets in the second match. Josh Hazlewood, who took 3 wickets in the second T20, will not be a part of the team from the third T20. He did not get injured, but before the start of the series it was decided that he would play only 2 matches. Apart from them, there have been some changes in the squad. Know who has now joined the squad.

Talking about Josh Hazlewood, he will now start preparing for the Ashes, he was included in the team only for the first 2 matches. Sean Abbott is included till the third T20, after that he will not play in the last 2 matches. If Hazlewood is out, bowler Mahli Beardman has become a part of the team from the third T20.

Australia’s squad for the third T20 against India

Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Mahali Beardman, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Kuhneman, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (wk), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

team changes

• Mahali Beardman (Squad squad for last 3 matches)
• Josh Hazlewood (Not part of the team from the third T20)
• ben dwarshis (Will play in the fourth and fifth T20)

India did not lose any T20 series after T20 World Cup

It is very important for India to win the third T20, because if Suryakumar Yadav loses here, then India can only draw the series even after winning the last two matches. Let us tell you that since the 2024 T20 World Cup, India has won all the 5 T20 series played.

India vs Australia T20 match schedule

• 02 November – 3rd T20: Noon (Ballerive Oval)
• 06 November- 4th T20: Noon (Heritage Bank Stadium)
• 08 November- Fifth T20: Afternoon (Gabba Stadium).

India’s T20 squad against Australia

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket keeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.