Australia will be eager to their recent series loss revenge when they will take on India in their World Cup opener at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai on October 8. Australia were battling few injuries before the start of the India series but have almost a fully fit squad for the IND vs AUS World Cup clash. With Mitchell Starc fit, Sean Abbott will have to sit out for the first game. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper Josh Inglis will also miss out for Alex Carey.
Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
Australia’s main concern against India at Chepauk would be to tackle host’s quality spinners. Team India are likely to play 3 spinners for the match. However, Australian skipper Pat Cummins has said that they have plans to tackle Indian spinners.
“It (preparation) starts with training for the next few days before the game. The Australian guys play a lot of spin. Our batting order had played a lot in India and done well, so they know most of the (Indian) bowlers and they have a plan (in place).” “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,” said Cummons during a promotional event here.
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Marcus Stoinis fit for IND vs AUS
Meanwhile, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has regained fitness and is available for selection in the World Cup opener against India.
Initially, there were concerns around Stoinis’ availability for the India clash due to a nagging hamstring issue but the physio has confirmed that the star all-rounder is fully fit.
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Australia Squad for World Cup 2023: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
