India vs Australia first ODI will be played on 19 October in Perth. After about 9 months, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are making a comeback in international cricket, both of them now play only ODI format. Rohit is no longer the captain, Shubman Gill has been appointed captain of ODI after Test. India’s playing 11 for the first ODI under Gill’s captaincy is almost certain, know who may get a chance in Perth and who may have to sit out.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will open!

It is almost certain that Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma will open in the first ODI. In such a situation, Yashasvi Jaiswal may have to sit out in the first match. Gill and Rohit can give India a fast start. Rohit played the final of the last ODI Champions Trophy, in which he played a match-winning inning of 76 runs.

Virat Kohli at number 3

Star batsman Virat Kohli will also play for Rohit in his first international match after the Champions Trophy final. His number 3 position is confirmed. Kohli’s bat can work on bouncy pitches in Australia. Talking about Kohli’s ODI record, he has scored 14181 runs in 290 innings of 302 matches. Kohli has to score only 54 runs, once he does this he will overtake Kumar Sangakkara and come second in terms of scoring most runs in One Day Internationals.

KL Rahul can play as wicket keeper

Shreyas Iyer can come at number four, he is an expert batsman in the middle order. Iyer has scored 2845 runs in 65 innings of 70 ODIs. His best score in ODI is 128 runs. KL Rahul can play as its keeper, who can bat at number 5. It is possible that Dhruv Jurel may be kept out of the first ODI.

Nitish Kumar Reddy at number six

All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy can play at number six, he can bat well in the death overs and can also play cautiously if the initial wickets fall early. He also plays spin and fast bowling well, he bowls medium pace.

Akshar and Kuldeep will play as spinners!

Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav can be included in the team as spin bowlers, Axar can also bat aggressively. Kuldeep Yadav had also dominated the Test against West Indies, he was the player of the match in the second Test. He took a total of 8 wickets. In such a situation, Washington Sundar may have to be out of the playing 11.

Who will be the fast bowler?

Fast bowlers in the form of Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna can be included in the playing 11. Siraj can be an impact player on the Perth pitch. Harshit Rana may have to be out of the playing 11 in the first ODI.

India’s probable playing 11 in the first ODI against Australia

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicket keeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

ODI squads of India and Australia

Team India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitchell Owen, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc. Matthew Kuneman and Josh Philip.