IND vs AUS: On Tuesday, Cricket Australia announced the squads that will take on India in the ODI and T20I series later this month. Australia have included several first-choice players, but two key men, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell, were missing from their ODI and T20I squads, respectively.
India are currently hosting the West Indies in a two-match Test series, which will conclude next week. Soon after, the players will embark on a white-ball tour of Australia, which comprises three ODIs and five T20Is.
When will India vs Australia ODI series start?
The India tour of Australia will begin on October 19 with the ODI series and conclude on November 8 with the T20Is.
For India, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will return to international cricket with the ODIs against Australia, but Hardik Pandya is out of the entire tour due to injury.
Australia’s ODI side is boosted by the return of Mitchell Starc, who was rested from the ODI series against South Africa at home, which Australia lost.
IND vs AUS: Why is Pat Cummins not picked for ODI series against India?
Australia’s ODI squad against India includes both Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, but skipper Pat Cummins is missing because he is recovering from a back injury—a lumbar bone stress in his lower back—that he sustained on the tour of the West Indies.
In Cummins’ absence, T20I captain Mitchell Marsh will lead Australia in ODIs as well against India.
Cummins is targeting his international return with the home Ashes series, which commences on November 21.
Chief selector George Bailey said earlier, “He [Cummins] had a little bit of ongoing back soreness as part of that, and [the scan] just identified a little bit of lumbar bone stress. I think the focus for him has and will continue to be just preparation for that [Ashes] Test series.”
The other major player missing for Australia from the T20I series against India is Maxwell, who is retired from ODIs but is keen to play next year’s T20 World Cup.
IND vs AUS: Why is Glenn Maxwell not picked for T20I series against India?
Glenn Maxwell is ruled out of the T20I series against India due to a fractured right wrist, which he suffered during the nets on the tour of New Zealand last month. Maxwell was hit on his wrist while bowling in the nets by a straight drive from Mitchell Owen in Mount Maunganui.
He is expected to be fit in time for the Big Bash League in December.
Australia are coming off a 2-0 T20I series win in New Zealand, while India won the Asia Cup last month, winning all their matches. India’s last ODI series was the ICC Champions Trophy in February-March, which they won in an unbeaten campaign.
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