IND vs AUS: Australia has received a major setback before the 3-match ODI series against India as Maxwell and Starc will not be part of the team in the first ODI.
Mitchell Starc IND vs AUS: The Australian team has suffered a significant blow just before the One Day series against India, which is set to begin on September 22. Two players from the Australian team will not be able to play in the first ODI.
Maxwell and Starc Ruled Out of First ODI Against India
IND vs AUS: The first match of the One Day series between India and Australia is scheduled for September 22 in Mohali. Just before the start of this series, disappointing news has emerged for the Australian team.
The Australian team has been grappling with player injuries consistently, and this has led to yet another setback for Australian cricket fans. Australian team players Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc have been ruled out of the first ODI against India. Starc has not fully recovered from his injury, and for this reason, he has been given rest. Maxwell is also dealing with an injury.
Captain Pat Cummins Provides Updates on Players fitness
Australian team captain Pat Cummins, during a press conference before the match against India, stated, ‘I am feeling good, and my wrist has completely recovered. I think I will be available for all three matches. Starc and Maxwell will not be able to play the first match against India. It is expected that they will join the team in the subsequent matches of the series. At present, we are trying to balance the team for the World Cup.’
Regarding Steve Smith, Cummins also mentioned that he is completely fine now and will be a part of the team in tomorrow’s match. He had some issues with his wrist, but now he is 100 percent fine.
Speaking about Starc, he is a key bowler for Australia, having taken 219 wickets in his 110 ODI matches. His best performance was taking 6 wickets for 28 runs. He has taken 333 wickets in 82 Test matches, with 11 wickets (94 runs) being his best performance in Test matches. In addition, he has taken 73 wickets in 58 T20 matches.
Teams for the India-Australia ODI series:
India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicket keeper/captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami.
Australia: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Matthew Short, Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis.
