IND vs AUS One Day International - Australia Tour of India

Mumbai will host the first of three ODIs between India and Australia on March 17. Visakhapatnam and Chennai will host the next two matches of the series.

One Day International - IND vs AUS – Australia Tour of India

Mumbai will host the first of three ODIs between India and Australia on March 17. Visakhapatnam and Chennai will host the next two matches of the series.

Hardik Pandya will be leading India in the first ODI while Australia will be led by Steve Smith in this ODI series. India is currently placed at the top of the ICC Men's ODI rankings while Australia is second in the rankings. India and Australia have met in 143 ODIs so far. Out of these 143 games, India won 53 while Australia was victorious on 80 occasions.

For India, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan will be the backbone of their batting. Apart from them, the top batsmen include KL Rahul and Shubman Gill. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja are expected to play the role of finishers.

For Australia, David Warner, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are among the crucial batsmen from the side. Apart from them, the batsmen who can play a big role here include Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh.

In the bowling department, India has players like Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj and Umran Malik. The duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will be in charge of the spin department, along with Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja.

In Australia, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis and Sean Abbott will look after the pace department. They have the likes of Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar in the spin department.

BADSHAHBOOK Predictions, IND vs AUS - ODI

Key players for India:

Virat Kohli — India's batting stalwart has amassed 12,809 runs in 271 ODIs so far, currently averaging 57.7 and has 46 centuries to his credit. He will be hoping to continue his excellent form of late in this match.

Hardik Pandya — The Indian all-rounder has been impressive with both bat and ball so far in this format, adding 1518 runs with the bat and picking 68 wickets with the ball. He will try to contribute both with the bat and the ball in this series as well.

Mohammed Shami — The Indian pacer has taken 159 wickets in this format so far, picking 9 4 wickets and also 5 wickets. The team will expect to once again lead the Indian pace attack in this series.

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Key players for Australia:

Steve Smith – The right-handed batsman has amassed 4917 runs in the format so far, adding 12 centuries to his name along with 29 half-centuries. He will be given the responsibility to help his side with another good contribution at the top.

David Warner — The left-arm opener averages 44.83 in this format, adding 6007 runs in 141 ODIs so far. He also has 19 centuries to his credit and can play an influential role with the bat here too.

Mitchell Starc — The left-arm pacer is considered one of the most dangerous bowlers in the format, having taken 211 wickets in 107 ODIs so far. He will lead the Australian pace attack in this series and may become the most important threat to the Indian batsmen.

IND v AUS – Australia Tour of India 2023, 1st ODI Team:

India: Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Australia: David Warner, Steve Smith (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Agar, Sean Abbot

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