India squad for Australia ODI: KL Rahul will lead Team India in the Australia series as Rohit Sharma is unavailable. Rahul has shown leadership skills in the IPL and is a consistent performer with the bat, providing him with a significant opportunity to showcase his captaincy skills at the international level.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India’s squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia. The big news is that Ravichandran Ashwin is back in the ODI squad after playing his last match in January 2022 against South Africa.
However, some senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be resting for the first two ODIs to manage their workload. KL Rahul will captain the team for these initial matches.
This series will be interesting, with Ashwin’s return and some senior players taking a break. It’s a chance for new talents to shine on the international stage. Cricket fans are excited to see how KL Rahul leads the team and how Ashwin performs in his ODI comeback.
Australia has named its ODI squad for the India tour on Sunday. The squad includes regular skipper Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, and Mitchell Starc. They were not part of the limited-overs leg against South Africa but have been recalled for the ODI series against India.
The India-Australia ODI series starts on Friday, September 22, with the first match in Mohali’s Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium. The second game will be at Indore’s Holkar Cricket Stadium on September 24, and the final ODI is set for September 27 at Rajkot’s Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
India’s squad for the first two ODIs:
KL Rahul (c), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar
India’s squad for third ODI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin
