Australia has named their cricket team for India one-day series. The premium fast bowler of the team, Mitchell Starc has been ruled out due to a torn pectoral muscle.
Starc was crucial in 10 wickets win against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Canberra. Mitchell Starc sustained a substantial tear to his left pectoral muscle when he bowled on the final day of the 2nd Test match against Sri Lanka. Australia are going to play 2 T-20 matches and 5 one-day matches against India. Josh Hazlewood is also a suspect for the India tour considering the fact that he is currently out of the team due to a back injury.
Shaun Marsh has been included in the team, D’Arcy Short is also in the squad. Ashton Turner has also been selected in the ODI team for the India tour.
Here is the Australian one-day team for India tour:
Aaron Finch (c), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Peter Handscomb, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short (cover for Shaun Marsh), Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Adam Zampa, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson.
Here’s the complete schedule for Australia tour of India 2019:
T20 Internationals
1st T20I: February 24th (Visakhapatnam) starting at 7 PM India time
2nd T20I: February 27th (Bengaluru) Starting at 7 PM India time
One Day Internationals
1st ODI: March 2nd (Hyderabad)
2nd ODI: March 5th (Nagpur)
3rd ODI: March 8th (Ranchi)
4th ODI: March 10th (Mohali)
5th ODI: March 13th (Delhi)
All ODI matches will begin at 1.30 PM India time.