Why no Mohammed Shami in India Playing XI vs Australia: Mohammed Shami, one of the most senior players in the current Indian setup, has picked up 31 wickets for the national team in ODI World Cups so far. However, the senior pacer isn't playing today's ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Mohammed Siraj, Asia Cup 2023 final hero, has been preferred over Shami in India Playing XI for IND vs AUS ODI World Cup 2023 match.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first against India. Rohit Sharma & Co. picked three spinners -- Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja -- in their playing XI because the pitch in Chennai slows down as the game progresses. Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah are the two pace bowling options. Siraj at present is ranked number one bowler in ICC Men's Rankings for bowlers in ODIs.
Captain Rohit Sharma, at the time of the toss, revealed that Shubman Gill, who is yet to fully recover from his illness, won't be part of India's Playing XI for today's ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and Australia in Chennai.
"The conditions are there for the bowlers and the ball will turn as the game goes on, you need to understand what line and lengths to bowl and adjust accordingly. We played a lot of cricket before that, we played two good series before the warm up games, we have covered all bases. Unfortunately he (Shubman Gill) didn't recover in time, we waited till today morning and he couldn't recover. Ishan comes in to replace him, he will open the batting," India skipper Rohit Sharma said after the toss.
India Playing XI for India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup match: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
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