"We are really confident. We had a good win in the third ODI (in Rajkot), which is probably a bit closest to our strongest XI. We have had pretty good records in ODIs in India," Pat Cummins said ahead of Australia's opening ICC World Cup 2023 match against India.
India will take on England in their first World warm-up fixture at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Assam. Both teams are being touted as among the favourites to win the tournament this time around. India have made a late addition to their squad in the form of Ravichandran Ashwin.
In a major changes on a deadline day, Australia included their in-form batter Marnus Labuschagne in the place of Ashton Agar while India added the veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to their final squads for the ICC World Cup 2023.
Ravichandran Ashwin replaces injured Axar Patel in India's final 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup 2023 ahead of young spin all-rounder Washington Sundar.
After a dominant display in Indore, the Men in Blue will be looking for their first-ever clean sweep against Australia in ODIs in Rajkot. The team will be boosted with the returning captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli for a crucial game ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023.
India sealed the three-match series with a 99-run win in the second ODI match against Australia and will target a whitewash in the last game with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma returning to the side.
India women's cricket team defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first semi-final while Sri Lanka knocked out Pakistan to reach the final on Sunday.
Shivam Mavi, with 6 T20I caps, will miss the upcoming Asian Games due to a back injury while pacer Anjali Sarvani is ruled out due to a knee injury.
"Not compromising on how we wanted to play this game. Get in some players who are likely to play the World Cup," Rohit said after India's six-run defeat.
India beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs in their last game which also ended Bangladesh's slim hopes for the final of the Asia Cup 2023.
"Now, we have four quality bowlers, and it is always great to have those options and the problem of plenty is always good," Mhambrey said.
India thrashed Pakistan by 228 runs in their opening Super 4 game while Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in their respective game.
VVS Laxman (head coach), Sairaj Bahutule (bowling coach) and Munish Bali (fielding coach) will be part of the India men's cricket team for the Asia Cup,
Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Subman Gill scored brilliant fifties to give India a flying start but Pakistan balanced the game after 15 overs of play.
Both KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah missed India's last match against Nepal but are available for selection ahead of the Pakistan clash on September 10.
Rohit Sharma-led Indian team clashes against hosts Sri Lanka in their second Super 4 match on September 12 in Colombo.
Virat Kohli dropped an easy catch off Aasif Sheikh in the second over but took a sensational one-handed catch to dismiss Aasif to make amends for his dropped catch.
Indian team is likely to consider the future of Sanju Samson in the ODI squad as the wicketkeeper batter failed to find a place in the Asia Cup team.
"Rizwan gave me confidence and vice-versa. When Iftikhar came, we played different cricket. He can struggle a bit before he gets set," Babar added.
Virat Kohli is set to feature in the ODI format of the Asia Cup after a gap of nine years, having played in the 2014 edition of the tournament earlier.
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