The Indian team will play a three-match ODI series against Australia starting September 22, for which Indian men’s cricket team chief selector Ajit Agarkar has announced the squad. With this in mind, major changes were made to the Indian squad for the first two ODIs of the series. KL Rahul will lead India in the first two matches while Ravindra Jadeja will play the role of his deputy. Meanwhile, the team’s regular captain Rohit Sharma and veteran batsman Virat Kohli were rested from the first two ODIs.
However, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be back in the third ODI. Rohit Sharma will lead India in the third ODI against Australia. At the same time, Hardik Pandya, who becomes the team’s regular vice-captain, will also not be seen in the first two ODIs. Hardik will also return from the third ODI. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav will also return to Team India from the third ODI after the rest. The same squad has been retained for the third ODI announced for the 2023 World Cup. Additionally, star spinner Ashwin has been included in the squad for all three ODIs.
Akshar Patel, who was injured in the Asia Cup, was not included in the squad for the first two ODIs. In his place, Washington Sundar has a chance. Although Akshar became part of the team in the third match, Washington Sundar was retained by his side for the third ODI as well.
KL Rahul (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Verma, Prasidh Krishna, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar . .
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin ., Washington Sundar.
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