India vs Australia 2017: It's going to be a good series, says James Faulkner
Cricket | September 11, 2017 16:01 ISTAustralia will play their first warm-up match against the Board President XI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on September 12.
Australia will play their first warm-up match against the Board President XI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on September 12.
The line-up that Australia are going to face has only one capped player in captain Gurkeerat Singh Mann, who played three ODIs against the Kangaroos early in 2016.
Mohammed Shami has issued a warning to the Australian players ahead of their limited-overs series against India, starting September 17.
Kohli was the highest run-getter in the five-match series against Sri Lanka with a tally of 330 runs
Australia are coming off after completing a challenging two-match Test series against Bangladesh which they somehow managed to level 1-1.
Bowling spearhead - R Ashwin who is playing Worcestershire in Division two of the English county has not been included along with his spin twin Ravindra Jadeja in the 16-member squad vs Australia.
India fast bowler Mohammed Shami said his team is in a great shape and will only look to continue the winning momentum against Australia in the upcoming limited-overs series.
With both Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal performing admirably, the selectors may just allow Ashwin to complete his county engagement.
The visiting Australians would play a warm-up match on September 12 against a Board President's XI to be led by Gurkeerat Mann.
The India skipper Kohli says he wants to see India become a complete sporting nation in the near future.
The 28-year old acknowledged that this problem with the batsmen is less technical and more of a mental block.
The first ODI between India and Australia will be played at Chennai on September 17 followed by games in Kolkata, Indore, Bengaluru and Nagpur.
The selection pattern would indicate that the top 15, which decimated Sri Lanka, are set to be retained for the Australia series with may be a minor change.
Australia drew the two-Test series against Bangladesh 1- 1, Steve Smith's men had started the series in the fourth position at 100 points in the ICC Test rankings.
Kuldeep Yadav praised Virat Kohli for being an inspiration on the field and for giving his bowlers the freedom to express themselves.
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