In the first ODI today, captain of Australia Mitchell Marsh won the toss and chosen to bowl first against India. A stadium where India, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy played his Test debut a year ago is making his ODI debut also.
Shubman Gill, Indian captain told, “I would have bowled first as well. Looking at the weather, there might be a stop-and-play game, but it looks like a pretty good surface, so hopefully we get some runs on the board. (On the preparation) It’s all about getting mentally ready. Most of the players – we were playing in India and then coming and traveling here together for a couple of days of practice. So, I think we are in a good mental space. The practice sessions definitely help adjusting on the kind of surfaces that you play. We are in good shape. We have got a great combination of experienced players and some of the gun players that we have in our team. Nitish Reddy makes his debut and we are going with three fast bowlers and three all-rounders.”
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Mitchell Marsh, who represent Australia in ODIs told, “We are going to bowl first. It looks like a pretty good wicket, hopefully it’s hard and fast. There is little bit of moisture around, so hopefully we can make the most of that today. It’s always a huge honour of captain the country, but to do it in front of a somewhat home crowd, it’s always exciting. (Preparation) It’s been great. The guys got in on Wednesday. We’ve had three great days of training. It’s always a big build-up, Australia versus India and what’s going to be a huge summer for Australian cricket. So, hopefully we can get off to a good start. (Morale) It’s great. We have got some good young players, lots of power, so it’s going to be hopefully exciting and entertaining. Seven batters, one keeper and four bowlers….six batters? Anyway, I’m not good at maths.”
Today, Rohit Sharma was playing his 500th international match.
For India, most appearances in internationals:
664 – Sachin Tendulkar
551 – Virat Kohli *
535 – MS Dhoni
504 – Rahul Dravid
500 – Rohit Sharma *
