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The India vs Australia ODI series will no doubt be spiced up by some individual battles within this new age rivalry where there are no easy winners. Rohit Sharma vs Pat Cummins, Virat Kohli vs Adam Zampa will be some of the most intriguing contests to look forward to in the series. We have made a list of top five battles watch out for. Click here to read it.
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India captain Virat Kohli has suggested that he could bat at No 4 to accommodate Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul in the starting XI. His suggestion has invited a lot of strong reactions. Our writer Yash Jha is of the opinion that "let’s not break what’s fixed to mend what’s broken". Click here to read the analysis.
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Just in: Australia's Marunus Labuschagne will make his ODI debut today.
JUST IN: Marnus Labuschagne to make his ODI debut today against India. He becomes Australian ODI player No.229.#INDvAUS
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 14, 2020
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While for some, there's "nothing tougher than playing India in India", others such as Australian legend Ricky Ponting have predicted a 2-1 series scoreline in the visitors' favour. Whether Australia lives up to its billing of being India's toughest opponent in their home season yet, and ends their unbeaten run since the tour of the Caribbean or not, we certainly can expect to see some riveting contests over the course of this week.
Read Amit Banerjee's series preview here.
12:37 (IST)
Virat Kohli is ready take on the rivals!
Action starts in a few hours 🇮🇳🇦🇺
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2020
Get ready for an exciting contest between two swashbuckling sides 📺📺 #TeamIndia #INDvAUS @Paytm pic.twitter.com/0lSTYD2w2I
12:26 (IST)
Billed as Team India's "toughest assignment of the home season", Amit Banerjee writes the series preview looking at what will be in store in one week of competitve cricket action.
11:59 (IST)
A very warm welcome to everyone joining us here at Firstpost's Live blog of the first ODI between India and Australia. The World Cup 2019 semi-finalists are ready to lock horns in Mumbai for what is expected to be a competitive series.
Stay tuned for more updates coming your way.
India vs Australia 1st ODI Live Updates: Marnus Labuschagne will be making his ODI debut today for visitors as Aaron Finch and co aim for a winning start to the series
Preview: After back-to-back T20I series, the attention shifts to the 50-over format as the ODI series between India and Australia kicks off in Mumbai on Tuesday (14 January). The series will mark the return of regular vice-captain Rohit Sharma who was rested for the T20I series against Sri Lanka.
This is a very strong Australian ODI outfit visiting India, led by Aaron Finch, who has shaped into an able leader since taking the reins from then banned Steve Smith. One can say that most of the Australian players feel at home in India and conditions and pitch would not really bother them. Courtesy the Indian Premier League (IPL), they spend at least a month playing in the league across the country in different stadiums.
Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, Ashton Turner and Pat Cummins are some of the IPL regulars and their experience of playing in Indian conditions will be very handy for the visitors. Despite such a star-studded squad, most focus will be on Marnus Labuschagne, who has been a phenomenon in Tests since coming in as concussion substitute for Steve Smith during the Ashes. He is expected to feature in the playing XI in Mumbai in the first ODI.
India will be bolstered by the comeback of Jasprit Bumrah to the ODI setup as well. After almost a four-month layoff due to back injury, Bumrah made his comeback in the T20I series where he did well. Bowling 10-over spell will test his fitness further and get him into ODI groove as well.
India have a pretty strong squad in place. But they do have a sweet headache to take care of. And that is KL Rahul. Given the form that he is in, it is going to be very difficult to ask him to warm the bench but that will mean resting Shikhar Dhawan who has not so bad to get dropped. Also, dropping Dhawan means team management plays unnecessarily with well-settled opening combination.
So does Rahul play at No. 4? If that happens, would he be as successful? Is it justice for Shreyas Iyer who has been so good at No. 4 recently? Does Kohli go back at No. 4? There are many questions that the Indian team management will have to answer on 14 January. Nevertheless, it is a great headache to have for any team.
Squads:
India Team Players: Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah Navdeep Saini, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Kedar Jadhav
Australia team players: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Turner, David Warner, Adam Zampa
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