India vs Australia Playing XI For ICC Cricket World Cup Match: Suspense Over Shubman Gill's Availability

IND vs AUS Probable playing XI: Here's everything you need to know about the predicted playing XI for India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup match.

Shubman Gill is reportedly down with dengue and may miss out on playing IND vs AUS ICC Cricket World Cup match. 

Source : PTI

IND vs AUS Probable Playing XI: ICC Cricket World Cup Match number 5 will be played between India and Australia on October 8. India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Both India and Australia will be eyeing a positive start to their ODI World Cup 2023 campaign by winning today's high-octane encounter in Chennai. In what came as a huge setback for Rohit Sharma-led India, Shubman Gill, India's current most prolific batter in ODIs, is reportedly down with dengue and may miss out on playing IND vs AUS ICC Cricket World Cup match. 

Here's everything you need to know about the predicted playing XI for India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup match

An official word on Shubman Gill's availability for IND vs AUS World Cup match is yet to come out from the BCCI but it is being assumed that the team management might go with the option of resting their star opener for the match against Australia. According to reports, the 23-year-old batsman tested positive for dengue and might also miss India's ICC Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan on Wednesday (October 11). 

If Gill does not play today's IND vs AUS ICC Cricket World Cup match, the Indian team management has two options for the opening slot - Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul.

There is a strong possibility that Ishan Kishan will be asked to bat alongside Rohit. Ishan as an opener will give India the option to field left-right batting combination. After this, Virat Kohli will bat at number three. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are certain to play in the middle order. Whereas in the lower order, India has power-hitter Hardik Pandya.

India is likely to field three spinners - Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav on spin-friendly wicket of Arun Jaitley Stadium. With Pandya as third pace-bowling option, India will play Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj as two main pacers.

India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup match: Predicted Playing XI

India Predicted Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia Predicted Playing XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Alex Carey/Josh Inglis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins.