India v Australia first ODI match preview
India is playing against Australia on 13th October 2013 at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune.The two sides will play 7 ODI matches with a final on 2nd November 2013.
After a big lose in the past T20 match, Aussies have to win this game to gain momentum over India. This series has got a big hype as both teams are ranked 1 and 2 in the ODI rankings. Australia has a great opportunity to retain number one spot, but in order to do that they has to win at-least 6 matches! Well, who knows what happens in the world of cricket?
On the other hand, India have just lost 5 games out of ODI's in this year and unbeaten since winning Champions Trophy. They have the world's best middle order players who can turn the whole scenario of the game irrespective of losing wickets in the early stages.
Australia is playing without their main key players Michael Clarke who is injured and coach Darren Lehmann who held himself back due to Ashes preparations.
For India this game is simply to exert further dominance in One Day Internationals and shine their crown in number one spot. The key player for India would be as usual Shikar Dhawan and Suresh Raina. With the presence of Skipper Mahender Singh Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, middle order is very strong and no doubt they will give a hardcore challenge to Australia.
Squad:
Australia: Shane Watson, Aaron Finch, George Bailey, Brad Haddin (wk), Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Clint McKay, Phillip Hughes, Callum Ferguson, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty.
India:MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Ambati Rayudu, Jaydev Unadkat, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami.
India vs Australia 1st ODI prediction
India will be the winners against Australia on 13th October 2013 playing at Pune.
