AUS vs IND 1st ODI Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh-led Australia will square off against Shubman Gill-led India in the first match of the ODI series on October 19 at Optus Stadium, Perth.
India cricket is undergoing a transition as the side is aiming for a new all-format captain under Shubman Gill. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are set to return for international action since the Champions Trophy in February 2025.
The batting stalwarts Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from both Test and T20I formats, and limited-overs is the only active format to play. This will be their last tour for Australia, and the CA is planning a grand farewell for the duo.
India and Australia have met in 152 games in the format, where Men in Blues have won on 58 occasions while Australia has 84 games and 10 games ended with no result.
Out of those encounters, 54 games played in Australia soil where the hosts has 38 wins while India has only 14 and two games ended with no result.
Coming to the game, Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first. Speaking at the toss Mitchell Marsh said, “We’re going to bowl first. It looks like a pretty good wicket, hopefully it’s hard and fast. There’s a little bit of moisture around, so hopefully we can make the most of that today.”
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“It’s always a huge honour to captain the country, but to do it in front of a somewhat home crowd, it’s always exciting. (Preparation) It’s been great. The guys got in on Wednesday. We’ve had three great days of training,” added Australia captain.
“It’s always a big build-up, Australia versus India and what’s going to be a huge summer for Australian cricket. So, hopefully we can get off to a good start. (Morale) It’s great,” further said Mitchell Marsh.
“We’ve got some good young players, lots of power, so it’s going to be hopefully exciting and entertaining. Seven batters, one keeper and four bowlers .. six batters? Anyway, I’m not good at maths,” concluded Marsh.
Meanwhile, Shubman Gill said, “I would have bowled first as well. Looking at the weather, there might be a stop-and-play game, but it looks like a pretty good surface, so hopefully we get some runs on the board. (On the preparation) It’s all about getting mentally ready.”
“Most of the players – we were playing in India and then coming and travelling here together for a couple of days of practice. So, I think we’re in a good mental space. The practice sessions definitely help adjusting on the kind of surfaces that you play,” added Gill.
“We are in good shape. We have got a great combination of experienced players and some of the gun players that we have in our team. Nitish Reddy makes his debut and we’re going with three fast bowlers and three all-rounders,” concluded Shubman Gill.
AUS vs IND 1st ODI Playing 11
Australia Playing 11: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Matthew Short, Josh Philippe(w), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
