The Indian squad for the Australia ODIs was announced long back, and it is now the question of, what playing XI does Shubman Gill go with? He is the new skipper of the side, while veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the team. Also, Shreyas Iyer comes back, after being ignored for the Tests and T20Is.
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Dhruv Jurel comes in as the second wicket-keeper after KL Rahul, while Jasprit Bumrah gets rested. Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh come in as pacers, along with Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana. So, who really sits out of the team? Oh mind you, Yashasvi Jaiswal also found a place in the squad.
Aakash Chopra simplified the playing XI for the IND vs AUS 1st ODI in Perth. He started with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill as the two openers, followed by Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer at 3 and 4. KL Rahul came in at 5, and 6 was a surprise entry of Nitish Kumar Reddy, who replaces injured Hardik Pandya.
No Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana finds a spot
He went ahead with two more all-rounders in Axar Patel and Washington Sundar, That effectively meant that Kuldeep Yadav didn’t make it to the XI, as per Chopra. He then finished the team with three pacers — Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh.
Recently, there was a controversy around the selection of Rana in all the three formats, with Gautam Gambhir responding to the critics. He went on to say that the 23-year-old should not be trolled.
India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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