<p>The first of five T20Is between India and Australia on Wednesday (Oct 29)was called off because of persistent rain in Canberra. India were 97/1 in 9.4 overs when the rain stopped play for good with skipper Suryakumar Yadav batting on 39 off 24 alongside Shubman Gill on 37 off 20. The next match of the series will be played day after tomorrow on Friday (Oct 31) at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Both team will be looking to make full use of the next match to take an early lead in what has turned into a four-match series.</p><h2>SKY shows glimpse of older self</h2><p>India were asked to bat first after Australia won the toss. The visitors were off to a good start, having scored 35 runs in less than four overs before Nathan Ellis removed dangerous looking Abhishek Sharma (19 off 14). Skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who had been under lot of scrutiny for his batting form since being named captain, showed glimpses of his older self. SKY added 67 runs with Gill for the second wicket before the game was called off for good post another rain delay.</p><p><strong>Also Read</strong> - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ind-vs-aus-1stt20i-suryakumar-becomes-second-indian-to-hit-150-t20i-sixes-after-rohit-1761734695839">IND vs AUS, 1stT20I: SKY second Indian to achieve THIS milestone after Rohit</a></p><h2>India make Arshdeep sit out for Harshit</h2><p>With Jasprit Bumrah coming into the squad after sitting out the T20Is, he found himself in the playing XI automatically. Bumrah's inclusion meant someone had to sit out and Harshit Rana was picked ahead of Arshdeep Singh. The call raised some questions as Arshdeep has been India's frontline T20I bowler for quite some time now.</p><p>Arshdeep (101) is the only Indian bowler to have more than 100 T20I wickets - even five more than Bumrah's 96 T20I wickets. Rana, who played under India head coach Gambhir in IPL franchise KKR, has, on the other hand, played only three T20I and taken only five wickets.</p>

IND vs AUS, 1st T20I: Persistent rain washed out the first of five matches in Canberra on Wednesday (Oct 29). The next match of the series will be played on Friday (Oct 31) at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India were 97/1 in 9.4 overs when the rain stopped play.

The first of five T20Is between India and Australia on Wednesday (Oct 29)was called off because of persistent rain in Canberra. India were 97/1 in 9.4 overs when the rain stopped play for good with skipper Suryakumar Yadav batting on 39 off 24 alongside Shubman Gill on 37 off 20. The next match of the series will be played day after tomorrow on Friday (Oct 31) at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Both team will be looking to make full use of the next match to take an early lead in what has turned into a four-match series. SKY shows glimpse of older self India were asked to bat first after Australia won the toss. The visitors were off to a good start, having scored 35 runs in less than four overs before Nathan Ellis removed dangerous looking Abhishek Sharma (19 off 14). Skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who had been under lot of scrutiny for his batting form since being named captain, showed glimpses of his older self. SKY added 67 runs with Gill for the second wicket before the game was called off for good post another rain delay. Also Read - IND vs AUS, 1stT20I: SKY second Indian to achieve THIS milestone after Rohit India make Arshdeep sit out for Harshit With Jasprit Bumrah coming into the squad after sitting out the T20Is, he found himself in the playing XI automatically. Bumrah's inclusion meant someone had to sit out and Harshit Rana was picked ahead of Arshdeep Singh. The call raised some questions as Arshdeep has been India's frontline T20I bowler for quite some time now. Arshdeep (101) is the only Indian bowler to have more than 100 T20I wickets - even five more than Bumrah's 96 T20I wickets. Rana, who played under India head coach Gambhir in IPL franchise KKR, has, on the other hand, played only three T20I and taken only five wickets.

<p>IND vs AUS, 1st T20I: Persistent rain washed out the first of five matches in Canberra on Wednesday (Oct 29). The next match of the series will be played on Friday (Oct 31) at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India were 97/1 in 9.4 overs when the rain stopped play.</p>

IND vs AUS: Rain washes out first T20I in Canberra

<p>India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav came into the Australia T20I series with a burden of not performing as a batter. The skipper, however, shed off the concerns with a fluent unbeaten 24-ball 39 till the time rain paused the play in the first T20I on Wednesday (Oct 29). During his innings, Surya had also hit two taking an took his overall tally to 150 sixes in T20Is. SKY, as he is fondly called, is only the second Indian batter to reach the landmark behind Rohit Sharma and fifth overall. Rohit, who has retired from T20Is, leads the list currently with 205 sixes in T20Is.</p><h2>SKY reaches 150 T20I sixes</h2><p>The 39 not out against Australia is SKY's second best individual score since his 75 in October 2024 against Bangladesh. The batter was at his fluent best in Canberra with ball coming nicely onto the bat. SKY hit two sixes to reach 39 - which took his tally to 150 in all T20Is.</p>

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<p>Rohit (205) currently is on top of most sixes in T20Is list, followed by UAE's Muhammed Waseem (187), New Zealand's Martin Guptill (173), and England's Jos Buttler (172). SKY rounds up top five with 150.</p><p><strong>Also Read</strong> - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ind-vs-aus-1st-t20i-arshdeep-singh-omission-irks-fans-netizens-bash-head-coach-gambhir-over-biased-selection-1761729227469">Arshdeep’s omission irks fans, netizens bash Gambhir over ‘biased selection’</a></p><h2>India make Arshdeep sit out for Harshit</h2><p>With Jasprit Bumrah coming into the squad after sitting out the T20Is, he found himself in the playing XI automatically. Bumrah's inclusion meant someone had to sit out and Harshit Rana was picked ahead of Arshdeep Singh. The call raised some questions as Arshdeep has been India's frontline T20I bowler for quite some time now.</p><p>Arshdeep (101) is the only Indian bowler to have more than 100 T20I wickets - even five more than Bumrah's 96 T20I wickets. Rana, who played under India head coach Gambhir in IPL franchise KKR, has, on the other hand, played only three T20I and taken only five wickets.</p>

The 39 not out against Australia is SKY's second best individual score since his 75 in October 2024 against Bangladesh. The batter was at his fluent best in Canberra with ball coming nicely onto the bat. SKY hit two sixes to reach 39 - which took his tally to 150 in all T20Is.

India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav came into the Australia T20I series with a burden of not performing as a batter. The skipper, however, shed off the concerns with a fluent unbeaten 24-ball 39 till the time rain paused the play in the first T20I on Wednesday (Oct 29). During his innings, Surya had also hit two taking an took his overall tally to 150 sixes in T20Is. SKY, as he is fondly called, is only the second Indian batter to reach the landmark behind Rohit Sharma and fifth overall. Rohit, who has retired from T20Is, leads the list currently with 205 sixes in T20Is. SKY reaches 150 T20I sixes The 39 not out against Australia is SKY's second best individual score since his 75 in October 2024 against Bangladesh. The batter was at his fluent best in Canberra with ball coming nicely onto the bat. SKY hit two sixes to reach 39 - which took his tally to 150 in all T20Is.

<p>The 39 not out against Australia is SKY's second best individual score since his 75 in October 2024 against Bangladesh. The batter was at his fluent best in Canberra with ball coming nicely onto the bat. SKY hit two sixes to reach 39 - which took his tally to 150 in all T20Is.</p>

IND vs AUS, 1st T20I: Amid batting form concerns, Suryakumar becomes second Indian to achieve THIS milestone after Rohit

<p>Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has termed Jasprit Bumrah as the 'most skillful bowler' country has ever produced. The comments come on the eve of first of five T20Is against Australia. Bumrah makes a comeback to the side after sitting out the three-match ODI series which India lost 1-2. Bumrah last played for India in Asia Cup 2025 which India won by beating arch-rival Pakistan in the final. It is not sure if Bumrah will play all five matches owing to his workload management, but the pacer's presence surely boosts India's bowling line-up after recent criticism over performance in ODIs.</p><h2>Pathan praises Bumrah before Australia T20Is</h2><p>“Bumrah’s economy of 6 is simply unbelievable. According to me India has never had a more skillful bowler. There hasn’t been a more skillful bowler produced by India than Jasprit Bumrah. Don’t know about the future, but currently, there is no comparison. Wherever his role is very important in the T20Is, like the new ball, 1-2 overs in the middle and the at the end 1-1. Combination will be important and we’ll see how Suryakumar Yadav uses Bumrah,” said Pathan on his YouTube channel.</p><p><strong>Also Read</strong> - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/travis-head-doesn-t-want-batters-chewing-up-balls-as-australia-aim-maiden-t20i-series-win-vs-india-at-home-1761660190474">Travis Head doesn't want batters 'chewing up balls' as Australia aim maiden T20I series win vs India at home</a></p><h2>Bumrah's performance in Australia</h2><p>Bumrah has played only six T20Is against Australia in Australia - three each in 2016 and 2018. In those six matches, the premier pacer has taken eight wickets. Bumrah, however, isn't the same pacer he was in 2018 - he has leaps and bounds ahead in skill and ability from where he was nearly seven years ago.</p><p>His last match in Australia was a Test in Sydney in January earlier this year during which he suffered a stress fracture in his back. The injury kept him out for long before he made a comeback in IPL 2025. Since then, Bumrah has played pivotal role in India drawing five-Test series in England 2-2 under Shubman Gill and in Asia Cup 2025.</p>

His last match in Australia was a Test in Sydney in January earlier this year during which he suffered a stress fracture in his back. The injury kept him out for long before he made a comeback in IPL 2025.

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has termed Jasprit Bumrah as the 'most skillful bowler' country has ever produced. The comments come on the eve of first of five T20Is against Australia. Bumrah makes a comeback to the side after sitting out the three-match ODI series which India lost 1-2. Bumrah last played for India in Asia Cup 2025 which India won by beating arch-rival Pakistan in the final. It is not sure if Bumrah will play all five matches owing to his workload management, but the pacer's presence surely boosts India's bowling line-up after recent criticism over performance in ODIs. Pathan praises Bumrah before Australia T20Is “Bumrah’s economy of 6 is simply unbelievable. According to me India has never had a more skillful bowler. There hasn’t been a more skillful bowler produced by India than Jasprit Bumrah. Don’t know about the future, but currently, there is no comparison. Wherever his role is very important in the T20Is, like the new ball, 1-2 overs in the middle and the at the end 1-1. Combination will be important and we’ll see how Suryakumar Yadav uses Bumrah,” said Pathan on his YouTube channel. Also Read - Travis Head doesn't want batters 'chewing up balls' as Australia aim maiden T20I series win vs India at home Bumrah's performance in Australia Bumrah has played only six T20Is against Australia in Australia - three each in 2016 and 2018. In those six matches, the premier pacer has taken eight wickets. Bumrah, however, isn't the same pacer he was in 2018 - he has leaps and bounds ahead in skill and ability from where he was nearly seven years ago. His last match in Australia was a Test in Sydney in January earlier this year during which he suffered a stress fracture in his back. The injury kept him out for long before he made a comeback in IPL 2025. Since then, Bumrah has played pivotal role in India drawing five-Test series in England 2-2 under Shubman Gill and in Asia Cup 2025.

<p>His last match in Australia was a Test in Sydney in January earlier this year during which he suffered a stress fracture in his back. The injury kept him out for long before he made a comeback in IPL 2025.</p>

As Bumrah gears up for first match in Australia since suffering back injury in BGT, Pathan calls him 'most skillful bowler' of India ever

<p>India head coach Gautam Gambhir's aggressiveness during his playing days is well documented. He is now bringing the same mentality to the Indian team and doesn't mind losing a few games, especially in T20Is. Gambhir's comments came two days before the five-match series against Australia which begins October 29. Recently, India won the Asia Cup 2025 title under Gambhir as coach who had taken on the role over from Rahul Dravid post India's 2024 T20 World Cup title victory. Gambhir's real test as the coach would be the next year's T20 World Cup of which India's a co-host as well.</p><h2>Gambhir on India's T20I cricket style</h2><p>"We will not fear losing. I don’t aim to be the most successful coach; I want us to be the most fearless team," the Indian coach said during an interview on JioHotstar.</p><p><strong>Also Read</strong> - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/-team-needed-me-in-australia-veteran-india-batter-rahane-breaks-silence-on-test-snub-1761573431223">Team needed me in Australia,' India batter Rahane breaks silence on Test snub</a></p><p>"Surya and I consistently agree: we will never fear mistakes. The bigger the game, the more fearless and aggressive we must be. A conservative approach only gives the opposition an advantage. With the talent we have, if we play fearlessly, we will be fine,” Gambhir added.</p><h2>Surya's form a concern</h2><p>Suryakumar became the India skipper post the 2024 T20 World Cup and India has not lost a bilateral T20I series since. Surya's batting form, however, has been a cause of concern since he became the skipper. In 22 innings since becoming the captain, Surya has scored only 330 runs at an average of 18 against his career average of 37. His strike rate as the captain has also gone down to 142 compared to 164 before that.</p><p>As the leader of the side, Surya has scored a fifty only twice in last year and a half and the second of those two fifties came more than an year ago. in Asia Cup 2025, Surya's highest was 47 not out but he was able to score in double digits only once more in the tournament - 12 against Sri Lanka in the last Super Four stage match.</p>

Recently, India won the Asia Cup 2025 title under Gambhir as coach who had taken on the role over from Rahul Dravid post India's 2024 T20 World Cup title victory. Gambhir's real test as the coach would be the next year's T20 World Cup.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir's aggressiveness during his playing days is well documented. He is now bringing the same mentality to the Indian team and doesn't mind losing a few games, especially in T20Is. Gambhir's comments came two days before the five-match series against Australia which begins October 29. Recently, India won the Asia Cup 2025 title under Gambhir as coach who had taken on the role over from Rahul Dravid post India's 2024 T20 World Cup title victory. Gambhir's real test as the coach would be the next year's T20 World Cup of which India's a co-host as well. Gambhir on India's T20I cricket style "We will not fear losing. I don’t aim to be the most successful coach; I want us to be the most fearless team," the Indian coach said during an interview on JioHotstar. Also Read - Team needed me in Australia,' India batter Rahane breaks silence on Test snub "Surya and I consistently agree: we will never fear mistakes. The bigger the game, the more fearless and aggressive we must be. A conservative approach only gives the opposition an advantage. With the talent we have, if we play fearlessly, we will be fine,” Gambhir added. Surya's form a concern Suryakumar became the India skipper post the 2024 T20 World Cup and India has not lost a bilateral T20I series since. Surya's batting form, however, has been a cause of concern since he became the skipper. In 22 innings since becoming the captain, Surya has scored only 330 runs at an average of 18 against his career average of 37. His strike rate as the captain has also gone down to 142 compared to 164 before that. As the leader of the side, Surya has scored a fifty only twice in last year and a half and the second of those two fifties came more than an year ago. in Asia Cup 2025, Surya's highest was 47 not out but he was able to score in double digits only once more in the tournament - 12 against Sri Lanka in the last Super Four stage match.

<p>Recently, India won the Asia Cup 2025 title under Gambhir as coach who had taken on the role over from Rahul Dravid post India's 2024 T20 World Cup title victory. Gambhir's real test as the coach would be the next year's T20 World Cup.</p>

Ahead of Australia T20Is, Gambhir backs India's aggressive style and says he doesn't 'aim to be the most successful coach'

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IND vs AUS: Rain washes out first T20I in Canberra

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