Australia have not found success in Test cricket on Indian pitches since 2004. On the contrary, Australia likes Indian grounds very much in ODI cricket. Australia has won five ODI series on Indian soil from Team India and India has also got success in the same series. The last ODI series played between the two countries in India in 2019-20 was definitely won by Team India by 2-1, but the 2018-19 series in India was won by Australia by 3-2. In such a situation, a tough competition will be seen between the two countries in the three-match series starting from Friday.
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Preparations for the World Cup Will Start from the Series
This series is very important for both the teams in their preparations for the ODI World Cup to be held in India this year. Both the teams are strong contenders for the title. Keeping the World Cup in mind, the Australian team will leave no stone unturned in this series. Then his command is also in the hands of Steve Smith, who is known for a different type of captaincy. The example of which he showed in the recently concluded Test series.
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A total of 13 ODI Series Have Been held Between India and Australia so Far
A total of 13 ODI series have been held between India and Australia so far. In which Australia has been successful in seven, while India has won six. In this series, Australia is also going to get the services of limited overs specialist cricketers Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Marsh. All of them are well aware of Indian pitches due to playing in IPL. Due to IPL, Indian team will not get much advantage in ODI series as compared to Test series.
Hardik Will take Command in the First ODI
The Indian team will not get the services of regular captain Rohit Sharma in the first ODI to be held in Mumbai due to family reasons. Hardik Pandya will captain in his absence. It will be after a long time that all the major Indian players will come together in this series. However, the team will miss the injured Jasprit Bumrah. This team will be completely different in the presence of Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja.
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Kuldeep-Chahal Will Wait for the Opportunity
Standby captain Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan practiced at the nets at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. Apart from these, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, known as Kulcha, also bowled. The pair was the talk of the town in the 2019 World Cup but since then both have struggled. The thing to be seen will be whether both get a chance in this series or not. Both will have to contend with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar for the playing XI.
Shreyas Iyer Ruled Out of ODI Series
The team’s fielding coach T Dileep on Wednesday confirmed that Shreyas Iyer ruled out of the three-match ODI series due to injury. He had a back problem in the Ahmedabad Test. He didn’t even come out to bat in this Test. And is also unlikely to play in the IPL. Shreyas is currently at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
