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IND vs AUS World Cup 2023 Live Updates: India to face Australia in its WC campaign opener; Kishan likely to replace Gill
08 Oct, 2023 | 11:37:24 AM IST
IND vs AUS World Cup 2023 Live Updates: India will be facing the Australians to begin its World Cup 2023 campaign here at the Chepauk stadium in Chennai. The two teams currently hold the first and third position in ODI ranking respectively, therefore giving the fans a match of the greatest.
India’s world cup squad led by Rohit Sharma includes Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
In an unfortunate turn of events, Gill has been tested positive for dengue but the 24-year-old batsman hasn’t been ruled out yet.
The Ozs will be led by Pat Cummins and his squad includes Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc.
It has not been so long since the two sides met. After clinching the Asia Cup, India defeated Australia by 2-1 in ODIs at home.
India’s world cup squad led by Rohit Sharma includes Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
In an unfortunate turn of events, Gill has been tested positive for dengue but the 24-year-old batsman hasn’t been ruled out yet.
The Ozs will be led by Pat Cummins and his squad includes Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc.
It has not been so long since the two sides met. After clinching the Asia Cup, India defeated Australia by 2-1 in ODIs at home.
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India vs Australia Live Updates: Australia's probable XI
- David Warner
- Mitch Marsh
- Steven Smith
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marnus Labuschane
- Alex Carey
- J Inglis
- Mitch Starc
- Josh Hazlewood
- Adam Zampa
- Pat Cummins
India vs Australia Live updates: India's probable XI
- Rohit Sharma
- Ishan Kishan
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Shardul Thakur
- Mohammed Siraj
- Jasprit Bumrah
India vs Australia Live Updates: A look at records India can break in WC 2023
- Indian star Virat Kohli needs three more hundreds to pass Tendulkar (49) and become the first player in ODI history to hit 50 tonnes.
- Using the bat, Rohit is also in position to surpass Tendulkar (6) and become the Indian with the most hundreds in the event's history with only one more hundred.
- Indian skipper-cum-opener Rohit Sharma needs three more sixes to surpass famous West Indian opener Chris Gayle (553), who currently holds the record for most sixes hit in international cricket.
- Shubman Gill, a young Indian opener, needs 665 more runs to surpass Sachin Tendulkar (1,894) as the player with the most runs scored in an ODI calendar year.
- Indian seamer Mohammed Shami needs just 13 more scalps to beat Zaheer Khan (44) and Javagal Srinath (44) to become the highest-scoring Indian in World Cup history.
- India would become the first team to ever win the tournament as a host consecutively if it were to come out on top in terms of taking home the crown. India last hosted the event in 2011, when it won.
India vs Australia Live Updates: Oz skipper ready to face India
Australian captain Pat Cummins in a pre-game press conference stated that they had played more white ball cricket in India than in their own country, which they will do in their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup campaign opener against India.
He also said that his team was confident in playing the hosts and that they were familiar with the playing field.
"We have played more white ball cricket in India than Australia in the last 10 years. We know the condition very well. The positive thing is that we have played some really good cricket against India in the last few years......We cannot take credit for the World Cup win of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s," Cummins added.
He also said that his team was confident in playing the hosts and that they were familiar with the playing field.
"We have played more white ball cricket in India than Australia in the last 10 years. We know the condition very well. The positive thing is that we have played some really good cricket against India in the last few years......We cannot take credit for the World Cup win of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s," Cummins added.
India vs Australia Live Updates: World Cup 2019 standings of India and Aust
The 2019 world cup was nothing short of drama, thrill and world class cricket. However, India and Australia ended their campaign with 15 and 14 points respectively. Both the teams made it to semifinals but lost to New Zealand and England.
India vs Australia Live Updates: Will Gill's absence cost India?
Shubman Gill was tested positive for dengue just before the World Cup 2023 began. While in an update, team India's head coach did say that he has not been ruled out yet, it is likely that he will be unavailable for today's match against Australia. Gill has been key to India as an opener. His partnership with skipper Rohit Sharma has an average of 96.66. The duo became the fastest Indian pair to have a thousand partnership runs in ODIs. However, Gill's unavailability may make an opening for youngster Ishan Kishan to open with the skipper.
India vs Australia Live Updates: Ozs have a strong contingent too
The Australian squad did undergo a couple of changes just before the marquee tournament commenced. Their squad has:
- Batsmen: Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, David Warner
- All-rounders: Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis,
- Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc.
India vs Aus Live Updates: A look at India's squad for this World Cup
The Indian side will be led by Rohit Sharma and his deputy for this edition will be Hardik Pandya. The squad consists of:
- Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
- All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya
- Bowlers: Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin,
Ind vs Aus Live Score: Head-to-head for India and Australia
In ODIs, the two teams have played 149 matches of which the Australian side has won 83 matches against India which has won 56. However, in the last series that these two forces met, India dominated to clinch 2-1 and become the No.1 in ICC ODI rankings.
