IND vs AUS: 1st ODI Against Australia Today, these Deadly Players of India will Become the time for Kangaroos

IND vs AUS, 2023: The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and Australia will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from 1:30 pm today. In January, India clean sweeped Sri Lanka 3-0, followed by a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand. India won by 12 runs in Hyderabad, eight wickets in Raipur and 90 runs in Indore. The Indian team will hope for another clean sweep against Australia, but it will not be easier than the previous two clean sweeps. India had earlier won the Gavaskar-Border Trophy 2-1 from Australia. After losing the first two Tests, Australia won the third Test in Indore.

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1st ODI Against Australia Today

In the middle of the Test series, Australia’s regular captain and leading fast bowler Pat Cummins had gone home due to the death of his mother. In place of Cummins, Steve Smith captained Australia in the third and fourth tests. Australia’s morale has been boosted by the arrival of white-ball specialists Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Sean Abbott, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Josh Inglis and Ashton Agar. Australia will present a tougher challenge in the ODI series than in the Test series. Given the nature of ODI cricket, there will not be much danger of spin. Due to which Australia’s ODI experts will heave a sigh of relief. India will enter the first ODI without their regular captain Rohit Sharma who will not play in the first ODI due to family commitments. In his absence, vice-captain Hardik Pandya will take over the captaincy.

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These Deadly Players of India Will Become Kaal for Kangaroos

The hosts have suffered a major setback even before middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer ruled out of the series due to a back injury. In the absence of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj will take care of the fast bowling. Along with him, young fast bowlers Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat and skipper Hardik will give the selectors another chance to assess the fast bowling department. In the batting department, Lokesh Rahul will get another chance to cement his place in the World Cup team.

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He had lost his place in the Test team. On the other hand, Shubman Gill was in excellent form in the last ODI series against New Zealand. Gill scored a double century in the first match and a century in the third match. He also scored a century in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad. In this Test, star batsman Virat Kohli regained his form by scoring a brilliant 186 runs. With the presence of ODI specialist Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur. India will hope to do better against Australia. This ODI series will give both the teams an opportunity to try their different combinations so that preparations for the World Cup can be strengthened.