IND vs AUS: India will take on Australia in the first ODI of the 3-match series at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali on Friday, September 22. The series is the last for both the sides before the World Cup 2023 which begins from October 5.
KL Rahul will be leading in the first two matches. India have rested the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav for the first two matches. The players will be back for the third ODI which will be played on Wednesday, September 27.

Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar and Ruturaj Gaikwad - who are not part of India's 15-member preliminary World Cup 2023 squad - are part of the series. Axar Patel, who suffered an injury ahead of the Asia Cup 2023 final, has been named in the squad for the third ODI.
On the other hand, Australia big guns are back for the series. Notably, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell were not part of the preceding 5-match ODI series against South Africa. Marnus Labushagne has also found a place and is in contention for a World Cup 2023 spot after the injury to opener Travis Head.
India and Australia will kick off their World Cup 2023 campaign against each other in Chennai on October 8.
India Squad for first two ODIs vs Australia: KL Rahul (captain/wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar.
India Squad for third ODI vs Australia: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel (subject to fitness), R Ashwin, Washington Sundar.
Australia Squad for ODIs vs India: Pat Cummins (captain), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Wicketkeeper : KL Rahul, Alex Carey
Batter: David Warner, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer
All-rounder: Cameron Green, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Marsh
Bowler: Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami, Ashwin
Wicketkeeper : KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan
Batter: Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer,
All-rounder: Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh
Bowler: Pat Cummins, Mohammed Siraj, Adam Zampa, Ravichandran Ashwin
India Predicted Playing 11 vs Australia 1st ODI: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C and WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin/Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah,
Australia Predicted Playing 11 vs India 1st ODI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood/Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha
Series: Australia tour of India, 2023
Match: India vs Australia 1st ODI of the 3-match series
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Start Time: 1:30 PM IST
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