India vs Australia 3rd ODI News
Even though India failed to capitalize on the opportunity to complete a clean sweep over the 'Baggy Greens' the Indian team will still walk away with a few positives from their 66-run defeat.
IND vs AUS: Watch Virat Kohli teasing Marnus Labuschagne during drinks break in the 3rd ODI.
India captain Rohit Sharma and batter Virat Kohli returned for the third ODI vs Australia at Rajkot as well as star spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
Ahead of the third ODI between India and Australia, Rohit Sharma met former Indian cricketer Amit Mishra on the sidelines of the nets session and what followed was a hilarious conversation.
Contrary to earlier forecasts of possible rain, the day of the match, September 27, is now predicted to be mostly cloudy, with no rain expected.
Rohit Sharma will be leading India in an ODI World Cup for the first time, having previously captained the side during the 2022 T20 World Cup, where India faced a semi-final exit in Australia.
IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian batter to get out on three golden ducks
With just a month before the tournament, all teams will have to name a 15-man squad. India has won the World Cup twice in its history, in 1983 and 2011.
Shoaib Akhtar believes that Virat Kohli should stop playing T20 Internationals and concentrate solely on ODI and Test Cricket in order to reach Sachin Tendulkar's record-breaking totals.
Team India will be playing their final ODI match against Australia in Chennai on Wednesday.
During both ODIs between India and Australia, Suryakumar was dismissed lbw by inswingers from left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc on the very first ball he faced in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam.
IND vs AUS: Legendary India captain MS Dhoni is set to meet current skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Chennai ahead of the third and final ODI against Australia
It remains to be seen if the Indian selectors will take Jaffer's advice and make changes to the squad. However, it is clear that India needs to improve their batting if they are to compete with a strong Australian side.
If Australia manages to win the series 2-1, they will be tied with India on 113 points, and a defeat for the Men in Blue would see them lose their top spot to Australia.
After his 83 in the opening ODI, Pandya, who also bowls seam up, once again showed his ability with the bat as he smashed 78 off 72 balls in the third match in Indore.
Pandya, who usually bats at number seven after MS Dhoni, came out to bat at number four at Indore.
The Finch Formula seemed to have worked out for Australia as the opener notched up an astounding 124 runs, stitched a phenomenal 154-run partnership along side skipper Steve Smith as Aussies took their total to 293 for six. But India, they have never lost in Indore. Will the winning record continue?
Sehwag also pointed out that the biggest positive for India in the series has been their lethal bowling attack, led by young wrist spinners - Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rahane also said that the fact some of the Australian batsmen are finding it hard to pick up the spin twins, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, is actually a good sign for the Indian team.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have consistently bamboozled the visitors in the series but Warner said it has got nothing to do with the batsmen's ability to pick their line. The Aussies are currently trailing 0-2 in the five-match series.
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