A 15-member squad was announced by BCCI for the 5-match T20I series.
Suryakumar Yadav will lead India.
Ruturaj Gaikwad will be Surya’s deputy in the first three matches.
Shreyas Iyer will be the vice-captain for the remaining games.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh and Tilak Varma are also in the squad.
The first T20I match will be played in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
India will be without all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
Pandya has been out of action after an injury in the World Cup.
Australia batter David Warner will not take part in the series.
All-rounder Aaron Hardie is Warner’s replacement.