Warner joins a group of multi-format players who will skip the five-match pre-summer home series that begins with the first Test against Pakistan on December 14.
Warner had an outstanding World Cup where he scored 535 runs at 48.63. The upcoming Pakistan series will be the final stage of his Test career as he earmarked the SCG in early January for his retirement from the format.
Despite starting just four days after the ODI World Cup final, the series acts as part of the build-up to next year’s T20 edition in the West Indies and USA. Australia currently has six more T20Is scheduled before that tournament with a pair of three-match series against the West Indies and New Zealand in February.
The team now includes seven players who participated during the World Cup plus Tanveer Sangha, who was a roving reserve throughout.
The series begins in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Australia T20I Team Matthew Wade (captain), Travis Head, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha
