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The first ODI match between India and Australia will be played in Perth on 19 October. Team India will be playing its first ODI series after becoming the winner of Champions Trophy 2025. This will also be Shubman Gill’s first ODI series as captain, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will also be the center of discussion. Team India, which went on Australian tour, has a unique blend of youth and experience. In such a situation, let us know with which playing 11 Team India can field in the first ODI.
How will be the playing 11 of Team India?
Top order- The pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill has been opening in ODIs for a long time. Gill is currently coming off a stellar performance as captain in the Test against England, where he scored 754 runs. Now similar performance will be expected from him in his first ODI series as captain. Rohit Sharma has been seen doing explosive batting in recent times, while Virat Kohli will once again be seen playing at number-3. He scored 218 runs in the Champions Trophy at an average of more than 54.
Middle/Lower Order Batting- Shreyas Iyer, who was Team India’s top scorer (243 runs) in the Champions Trophy, can take over the responsibility of number-4, he is also the vice-captain of the ODI team. KL Rahul, who has an average of 56.48 at the fifth position, can take the responsibility of number-5 this time too and will also play the role of wicketkeeper. Along with being a spin bowling all-rounder, Akshar Patel has also been batting well in white ball matches. In the same year, he scored runs at an average of 53 in the ODI series against England. Whereas Nitish Kumar Reddy may get a chance to make ODI debut as a fast bowling option. He can play the role of the fourth fast bowler in the team.
bowler- Mohammad Siraj will be leading the bowling attack. The other fast bowler could be Arshdeep Singh, whose left-arm angle can be effective on Australian pitches, and he also has swing. There will be a competition between Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana for the third fast bowling slot. The main spin bowler of the team can be Kuldeep Yadav. Let us tell you that Bumrah will not play in this series because he has been rested.
India’s probable playing eleven: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana/Prasidh Krishna.