New Delhi: The Australian squad for the ODI series against India has been announced. Steve Smith has been appointed as the captain. David Warner, who was sidelined during the Test series due to an elbow injury, is also back in the squad.
Australian cricket team is touring India. India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series of 4 Test matches between the two teams by 2-1. The Test series will be followed by a 3-match ODI series between the two teams. The first match will be held on the 17th at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The 2nd match will be played on 19th in Visakhapatnam and the last and 3rd match will be played on 22nd at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Chepakkam. In this case, the Australian team for this series was announced yesterday. Steve Smith has been named captain for the ODI series against India as Pat Cummins remains in Sydney following the death of his mother last week. Star player David Warner is also back in the team.
A left-arm opener, Warner played in the first two Tests against India and was ruled out of the rest of the matches due to an elbow injury. He returned home and got treatment for his injury. He has now been included in the ODI squad following his fitness.
The three-match series, which begins on Friday, is expected to help Australia prepare for the ODI World Cup series in India later this year.
Lineup: Steve Smith (capt), David Warner, Marnish Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Adam Zamba, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc .
