India vs Australia: Hardik Pandya makes ODI captaincy debut; David Warner, Alex Carey miss out
India vs Australia: Hardik Pandya makes ODI captaincy debut; David Warner, Alex Carey miss out
Mumbai: Hardik Pandya won the toss in his first assignment as India’s ODI captain and decided to field against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. Pandya is appearing as the stand-in skipper for India with Rohit Sharma missing the opener of the three-match series.
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Regular skipper Rohit Sharma will return for the final two matches of the series. As per local media, Rohit Sharma is absent due to a family wedding.
India have fielded four seamers including Pandya alongside spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja in the starting XI.
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