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Australia T20I: Former Australia cricketer Michael Hussey believes the ongoing five-match T20I series between India and Australia has been hugely devalued, especially due to its timing of being held post the conclusion of the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup.

The T20I series between India and Australia began just four days after the two teams played in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad, which the tourists won. Last year too, a similar thing happened with England, when they commenced their ODI series in Australia just four days after winning 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup.

At the end of the third T20I in Guwahati, which Australia won by five wickets, six players from the World Cup, barring Travis Head, will return home with Chris Green, Josh Phillippe, Ben McDermott and Ben Dwarshuis to be present for the two remaining T20Is in Raipur and Bengaluru.