India
captain
Rohit
Sharma
will
not
be
available
to
lead
the
team
in
the
first
ODI
due
to
personal
commitments.
Shardul
Thakur
has
also
been
ruled
out
of
the
series
after
the
recurrence
of
his
lower
back
injury.
An
opening
spot
is
up
for
grab,
and
Iyer’s
absence
will
also
open
up
a
vacancy
in
the
middle-order.
The
Indian
squad
is
filled
with
a
handful
of
all-rounders
and
making
a
choice
between
them
is
also
not
going
to
be
an
easy
task.
IND
vs
AUS:
India’s
predicted
11
for
1st
ODI
Openers
In
absence
of
Rohit
Sharma,
a
decision
on
Shubman
Gill’s
opening
partner
needs
to
be
taken.
Ishan
Kishan
and
KL
Rahul
are
the
two
choices,
and
the
former
is
most
likely
to
join
Gill
in
the
middle.
Rahul
played
as
a
middle-order
wicket-keeper
batter
in
the
against
Sri
Lanka
earlier
this
year
and
scored
110
runs
at
an
average
of
55.
Kishan
was
benched
throughout
the
series.
In
the
absence
of
Rahul
from
the
New
Zealand
ODIs,
he
featured
in
all
the
three
ODIs
as
a
wicket-keeper
batter
but
could
manage
only
24
runs
in
three
matches
The
management
would
definitely
not
want
to
send
Rahul
to
open
for
just
one
game
and
in
that
case
Kishan
is
certain
of
opening
with
Gill.
Middle-order
Virat
Kohli
is
certain
at
number
three
but
choices
have
to
be
made
for
the
batters
following
him
in
the
order.
In
absence
of
Iyer,
India
could
go
with
Rahul
at
four
and
Suryakumar
Yadav
at
five.
Ravindra
Jadeja
can
also
be
an
option
at
number
five.
He
can
facilitate
the
left
hand,
right-hand
combination
for
India
in
the
middle.
Hardik
Pandya
is
likely
to
walk
in
at
six
and
could
be
followed
by
Jadeja
at
seven,
and
Washington
at
number
eight.
Wicket-keeper
The
first
ODI
series
of
the
year
(vs
Sri
Lanka)
saw
KL
Rahul
doing
the
job
behind
the
wickets
for
India.
A
tough
fight
for
the
spot
was
expected
after
Rishabh
Pant’s
injury
following
a
fatal
car
accident
but
the
management
had
made
their
intention
quite
clear
in
the
last
two
series.
The
Karnataka
star
looks
set
to
resume
his
role
in
the
upcoming
series.
Spinners
Ravindra
Jadeja
–
the
premier
all-rounder
will
most
likely
pair
alongside
Washington
Sundar
and
Kuldeep
Yadav.
Hardik
has
shown
a
strong
faith
in
Washington
who
also
increased
India’s
batting
dept.
Kuldeep
Yadav
is
ahead
of
Yuzvendra
Chahal
in
the
pecking
order.
He
featured
in
all
the
three
ODIs
against
Sri
Lanka
and
played
two
matches
against
New
Zealand.
On
the
flip
side,
Chahal
played
a
match
each
in
both
the
series.
Kuldeep
finished
as
the
joint-highest
wicket-taker
against
New
Zealand.
He
picked
five
wickets
against
Sri
Lanka
–
the
highest
by
a
spinner
in
the
series.
Left-arm
Spin
bowling
all-rounder
Axar
Patel
is
also
an
option
but
with
Jadeja
back
in
the
mix,
he
could
also
be
benched.
Pacers
Mohammed
Shami,
Mohammed
Siraj,
Jaydev
Unadkat
and
Shardul
Thakur
are
the
five
pacers
in
the
field.
Shami
and
Siraj
are
way
ahead
in
the
pecking
order.
Unadkat
last
played
an
ODI
match
in
2013
and
will
have
to
wait
for
his
chance.
India
Predicted
XI
for
1st
ODI
vs
Australia:
Ishan
Kishan,
Shubman
Gill,
Virat
Kohli,
KL
Rahul
(wk),
Suryakumar
Yadav,
Hardik
Pandya,
Ravindra
Jadeja,
Washington
Sundar,
Kuldeep
Yadav,
Mohammed
Shami,
Mohammed
Siraj
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