Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 18, 2023, 09:14 PM
IND vs AUS: Team India has been announced for the ODI series against Australia. KL Rahul will captain Team India in the first two matches, while captain Rohit Sharma will return in the third match. Virat Kohli and other senior players have also been rested in the first two matches. The big thing is that Ravichandran Ashwin has returned to the ODI team and now he can be seen in the World Cup team also.Team India for first 2 ODIs:KL Rahul (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Tilak Verma, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar.Team India for the third ODI:Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Why was rest given, the selector toldThe senior players of Team India have been rested in the first two matches, Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma-Hardik Pandya-Kuldeep Yadav have been rested. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said that all the senior players are playing continuously, hence they have been given rest in the first two matches, and the players who did not get a chance in the Asia Cup have been tested here.Captain Rohit Sharma said that all our players are ready, the senior players will return in the last match and after that there will be no problem in getting into the rhythm in the two practice matches also.Australia team squad: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Shaun Ebb, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanvir Sangha, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.When and where will the matches take place?September 22: Mohali, 1.30 pmSeptember 24: Indore, 1.30 pmSeptember 27: Saurashtra, 1.30 pmSquad for the 1st two ODIs:
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 18, 2023
KL Rahul (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh…