IND v AUS 2020, 1st T20I: India's predicted playing XI

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar may play his first game on tour tomorrow.

Ravindra Jadeja showed fine hitting form in the IPL where he was used by Chennai Super Kings as a finisher, and carried that into the ODI series against Australia. His turnaround as a batsman would inspire the Indian team to push him slightly up the order.

Being a left-handed batsman, and given Kohli's tendency to play the combinations game, expect some promotions for Jadeja in order to counter Australia's leg-spinner and left-arm orthodox bowler.

The other left-hander in the middle order will be Washington Sundar. The spin-bowling all-rounder is a handy batsman, and can provide lower order runs if India's power-packed top six fail to deliver on the day.

Both Jadeja and Sundar are also more than adept finger-spinners, and their skills will be a good addition to India's bowling arsenal on the large Canberra ground.

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Bowlers: Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, T Natarajan

Chahar would look to hit the ground running on this tour after CSK's disappointing IPL season.

After an impressive show in his first game for his country, T Natarajan is all set to make his T20I debut. The left-arm angle he provides and his ability to dish out yorkers at the death would make him a shoo-in for the national T20I side.

Deepak Chahar had a middling IPL season, but his accuracy and lengths could be used well in the powerplay. Apart from his gamut of variations and slower balls for the later stages of the innings, he could also be used as a strike bowler in the middle overs.

Yuzvendra Chahal will get an opportunity to bounce back after a horror ODI series. The only wrist-spinner in the squad, Chahal will look to bring back his IPL form where he troubled batsman with his tossed-up deliveries and occasional googlies.

After Mohammed Shami getting rest for the final ODI, the experienced paceman should be back in action for India. The team may look to rest Jasprit Bumrah, who looked close to his best in the final ODI against Australia but is a crucial cog in all three formats.