India vs Australia 1st ODI

India vs Australia, 1st ODI — As it happened...

India will be without the services of Shikhar Dhawan and Australia will be without Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and possibly Aaron Finch.

Sep 17, 2017, 10:36 AM IST

I am backing Ajinkya Rahane to open batting against Australia, says Virat Kohli

Kohli said that if a batsman is looking to bat in the same position across formats, it will be difficult for the team to find the balance. He asked batsmen to be flexible.

Sep 16, 2017, 15:47 PM IST

'Talented' Kuldeep Yadav is difficult to pick, says Steve Smith

Kuldeep made an instant impression against Australia, taking four wickets in his Test debut in India's series-clinching win in Dharamsala this year.

Sep 16, 2017, 14:38 PM IST

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Preview: Virat Kohli's men look to start on winning note against mighty visitors

At home, India have been rampant over the last year of so winning against New Zealand and England 3-2 and 2-1 respectively in the 50-over format.

Sep 16, 2017, 14:00 PM IST

Australia begin mind games, Ashton Agar says Shikhar Dhawan's absence will be an advantage

Ashton Agar said wrist spinners like Zampa and Yuzvendra Chahal could have an impact on this series because they don’t have to depend on the pitch to extract spin.

Sep 15, 2017, 15:13 PM IST

Peter Handscomb added to Australia squad as cover for Aaron Finch

Finch aggravated a calf injury during training on Thursday. A scan later revealed that he would need to sit out the early part of the five-match series.

Sep 15, 2017, 12:51 PM IST