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India Playing 11 vs Australia– Match 5, ICC World Cup 2023. India takes on Australia in Chennai in their ICC World Cup 2023 campaign opener. The match starts at 2 pm IST. India have played 12 matches against Australia in the World Cup winning four and losing 8 matches. The Men in Blue defeated Australia in the last World Cup game four years ago.
India will be led by Rohit Sharma in the World Cup. He was the leading run-scorer in the World Cup last time and now will have the added responsibility of captaincy. Rohit at the captains’ press conference just before the first game spoke about keeping the emotions in check and taking one game at a time as they embark on their World Cup journey.
Playing at home, in known conditions, India are the favorites to win the tournament. This is also the first time India are the unanimous hosts and thus there is that added expectation.
India won an ODI series against Australia heading into this World Cup 2-1. They lost the final ODI. Having played against them recently, they will be well aware of the threat that Australia brings in World Cups.
Heading into this game, Shubman Gill is unavailable as he is down with dengue as per reports. The team management is monitoring his progress. The number eight spot is also a cause for concern as the management is skeptical in choosing between Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur. Ashwin recently performed well against the Aussies and thus might get the nod on his home ground.
India Playing 11 vs Australia– Match 5, ICC World Cup 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 for the first two games against Australia. He also went past 10,000 ODI runs in the tournament. He will open the batting in India’s WC opener.
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