What is India's next series after West Indies Test series?

Shubman Gill extended his strong start as India Test captain with a comprehensive 2-0 victory against the West Indies in New Delhi on Tuesday. Gill made his Test captaincy debut in England, overseeing an entertaining 2-2 tie with India, who twice came back in hard-fought series. 

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India strengthened their position at No. 3 in the WTC standings with a seven-wicket win in the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, October 14, drastically reducing the gap on second-placed Sri Lanka. 

Rohit Sharma departed from the game's longest format after his side failed to reach the WTC final earlier this year. Shubman Gill was named India's new Test captain prior to the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. 

He began his term with a 2-2 series draw in the five-Test tour of England. This was viewed as a positive outcome, particularly for a team in transition following the retirements of veterans such as Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli, and Rohit.

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In a few days, the 26-year-old will make his ODI captaincy debut, this time against Australia in a three-match bilateral series.

The attention, however, will be on two of India's batting mainstays, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who will make their competitive return after a five-month absence. Both Rohit and Kohli will be looking to score big. Following Australia, they will play South Africa in front of their home crowd in a three-match bilateral ODI series.

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The three ODIs will be played on October 19 in Perth, October 23 in Adelaide and October 25 in Sydney. 

India will also play five T20Is, under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. The five T20Is will be played in Canberra on October 29, in Melbourne on October 31, in Hobart of November 2, in Gold Coast on November 6 and in Brisbane on November 8. 

India vs Australia ODI Series

• October 19: India vs Australia, 1st ODI (Perth)

• October 23: India vs Australia, 2nd ODI (Adelaide)

• October 25: India vs Australia, 2nd ODI (Sydney)

India vs Australia T20I Series

• October 29: India vs Australia, 1st T20I (Canberra)

• October 31: India vs Australia, 2nd T20I (Melbourne)

• November 2: India vs Australia, 3rd T20I (Hobart)

• November 6: India vs Australia, 4th T20I (Gold Coast)

• November 8: India vs Australia, 5th T20I (Brisbane)

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