After the Border Gavaskar Trophy, there will be a three-match ODI series between India and Australia. The Indian team for this series has already been announced, skipper Rohit Sharma will not be available for the first match of the ODI series due to family reasons. That’s why the captaincy is going to be done by the vice-captain Hardik Pandya. Rohit Sharma will be available for the remaining two matches. In such a situation, let us see how India’s playing 11 can be in the first ODI against Australia.
Ishaan Kishan and Shubman Gill will open
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan can open the innings with Shubman Gill in the first ODI. Both these batsmen, who have scored double centuries in ODIs, are excellent options for opening as left and right batsmen. The middle order would be Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav or KL Rahul. Please tell that Rahul’s recent form is going very bad. Due to this Indian selectors can send him to play Irani Cup. If he plays in the Irani Cup, then Suryakumar Yadav will play in his place.
Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja will be all-rounders
Apart from this, talking about all-rounders, the Indian team can take the field with two all-rounders. The first all-rounder captain will be Hardik Pandya himself. While the other all-rounder will be Ravindra Jadeja. At present, in the ongoing Test series against Australia, Ravindra Jadeja has put Australia in trouble. In such a situation, the management will definitely give him a chance in the ODI series. Apart from this, both these all-rounders also give the option of bowling with right and left arm in the team.
Kuldeep Yadav will be given a chance
Apart from this, if we talk about the bowling department, India can go with 4 bowlers in the first ODI. The pair of Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami is fixed in the first ODI, while Akshar Patel can be given a chance with Kuldeep Yadav as a spinner. In all the ODIs played recently, Kuldeep Yadav was given a chance in place of Yuzvendra Chahal. Therefore, there is every hope that Kuldeep Yadav will be given a chance in the first ODI as well.
Team India’s probable playing 11 for India vs Australia 1st ODI
Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
