Shikhar Dhawan to miss first three ODI’s against Australia

India team for first three ODIs against Australia: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami.

Swashbuckling left-arm batsman Shikhar Dhawan is all set to miss the first three ODIs against the Aussies.

Dhawan has been released from the team to attend to his wife, who is unwell.

During the last series against Sri Lanka also, Dhawan had left after four One-day Internationals as his mother was unwell at that time.

India will play 5 ODI’s and 3 T20 internationals against the Steve Smith led side.

The Senior Selection Committee has decided not to name any replacement for Dhawan for the first three matches.

India suffered a major setback just before their opening encounter against Australia on September 17.