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[caption id="attachment_75376" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Virat Kohli & Aaron Finch with the trophy. Image Source: Cricket Australia[/caption] XtraTime Web Desk: Virat Kohli led Indian cricket team will face Australia in the first match of the three-match T20I series at Brisbane on Wednesday. Ahead of that skipper Virat Kohli revealed the 12 men squad where Manish Pandey missed to make it to the probable 12 and Kohli came in his place who was not there with the team during the T20I series against the Windies. The Indian 12-member squad has not much surprise in it as there are Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and others as per automatic choice. This time Dinesh Karthik won’t be the wicketkeeper as Rishabh Pant’s name is mentioned there in the list as the keeper. There is a chance that Karthik might not also get to play all the three games in the series. He is not a part of ODI set-up at present as the team management is pushing Pant for the job going into 2019 World Cup which will take place next year. Washington Sundar too didn’t make it to the 12-member squad and Krunal Pandya is the only all-rounder in the squad and he will surely play on Tuesday. Either of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will play as Krunal, apart from batting, also bowls his complete four overs. There is not much ifs and buts in the fast bowling section as Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed are likely to be part of the playing XI. India's 12-member squad for 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal.