Rohit and Virat return, these four players are on the bench,This will be Team India's playing 11 for the first ODI! Australia is in trouble

IND vs AUS: The Indian cricket team is ready to face Australia. The first match of this series will mark the return of two star players from Team India.

Team India will play a three-match ODI series against Australia, starting October 19th. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are returning to the squad, playing for the national team for the first time since winning the Champions Trophy in March. However, young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal may be benched in the first match. This series is considered the first phase of preparation for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Shubman Gill has been appointed the new captain of the ODI team, replacing Rohit Sharma, which has raised questions about the management's future plans. Now, it remains to be seen what kind of playing eleven the management will field in the first match.

Rohit and Shubman will open

Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma are likely to open the innings in the first ODI. Virat Kohli will bat at his preferred number 3. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul will then handle the middle order. Axar Patel could be sent in to balance the right-handed batsmen, as he did in the Champions Trophy.

Who will be the all-rounder in the team?

Hardik Pandya is out of the team due to injury, and Ravindra Jadeja has been dropped. Head coach Gautam Gambhir, who prefers depth in the batting, may consider all-rounders Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Both players will contribute with both batting and bowling. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested, so Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack. Kuldeep Yadav will be the spinner in the team.

These players will be on the bench

Players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna may have to sit on the bench in the first ODI.

India's probable playing 11 is as follows:

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

PC: NBT