India Playing 11 vs Australia – 3rd ODI, 2023

India Playing 11 vs Australia – 3rd ODI, 2023. India take on Australia in the third ODI in Rajkot to round off the IND vs AUS ODI series on Wednesday, September 27. The match starts at 1.30 pm IST with India eyeing to clean sweep the Aussies. They have already won the series by winning the first two ODIs.

Heading into the third ODI, the Indian team will have their big match players return. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will return back into the squad along with Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav. Reports in ESPN Cricinfo say that as many as five Indian players namely Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, and Axar Patel have not traveled with the Indian team to Rajkot.

For India, seven players will not be a part of the third ODI namely Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, and Axar Patel. While Gill and Thakur have been rested, Axar has not yet recovered from his quadricep injury and is rehabilitating at the NCA. The rest of the players were in the squad for the first two games.

As a part of the rotational policy Shami will make way for Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah will make a comeback after missing the second ODI due to personal reasons. Axa’s prolonged injury means R Ashwin will most probably get another game and bowl in tandem alongside Ravindra Jadeja.

Australia have now lost five ODIs on the trot. They lost three consecutive games against South Africa and now two against India ahead of their World Cup opener against India in Chennai on October 6. Australia defeated India 2-1 earlier this year in an ODI series. With the senior players back India now have a chance to avenge the previous series defeat.

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In this article, we take a look at the Indian playing XI for the final ODI. With seven players not available, a few others will get a chance.

India Playing 11 vs Australia – 3rd ODI, 2023

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit will come back to lead the side. He was rested along with Virat Kohli after he led the side to the Asia Cup title. He also went past 10,000 ODI runs in the tournament. He will open the batting.

Ishan Kishan

With no Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan is expected to open the batting. He played an important cameo in the second ODi scoring 31 off 18 balls. He now has a chance to make a big score while opening the batting.

Virat Kohli

Kohli will slot in at three. He too was one of the players rested in the first two games. Kohli too had a memorable Asia Cup as he notched up his 47th ODI ton in the tournament that came against Pakistan.

Shreyas Iyer

KL Rahul (WK)

Rahul led the first two games and won them as captain. He was equally good with the bat scoring back-to-back fifties. The keeper-batter is expected to take the gloves in the third ODI after Ishan Kishan kept in the second ODI.

Suryakumar Yadav

SKY will bat at six. He scored an unbeaten 72 off 37 deliveries to propel India to 399 in the second ODI. This performance surely brings him back in the reckoning for World Cup selection. Another similar performance in the third ODI will guarantee him a spot in the XI.

Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja will slot in seven with no Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur available for the second ODI. He took three or 42 and looked lethal with the ball. He is equally good with the bat as well.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin will slot in at eight. He took 3/41 including the wicket of David Warner. The performance bettered his chances for World Cup selection after Axar Patel’s prolonged illness. He should make the most of the third ODI.

Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah will lead the pace attack in the third ODI. He played the first ODI and missed the second due to personal reasons. He proved his match fitness in the games that he has played so far bringing much-needed relief in the Indian camp.

Mohammed Siraj

Siraj last played in the Asia Cup 2023 final picking up 6/21. He will return to the side after a much-needed break. Siraj will replace Mohammed Shami in the XI and slot in at 10 in the batting order.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep concludes the Indian XI for the final ODI against Australia. He was rested after the Asia Cup where he picked up nine wickets in five games. The wrist spinner has a hat trick against Australia in ODIs.

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