Mohali, September 21: Pat Cummins, the captain of Australia, praised India under Rohit Sharma and claimed that the Men in Blue are a fantastic team. The two cricketing behemoths will play a three-game ODI series beginning on Friday in Mohali.
At the pre-match press conference before to the first ODI in Mohali, Cummins praised the home team and said that no matter what starting lineup they choose, the Men in Blue would be a formidable unit.
India would have an edge in the next ODI series since they are hosting it, the Australian player said. Cummins continued by saying that they would be looking forward to winning the series before the ODI World Cup 2023 gets underway.
“India is actually a terrific side, regardless of who they play, and that is apparent in their domestic environment. At the first ODI against India, Cummins remarked, “Ideally, we would want to play extremely well and win, but obviously, the major stuff begins in a few of weeks.
India enters the series with a 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 championship game.
However, before leaving for India, Australia suffered a disheartening 3-2 series defeat to South Africa.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Hardik Pandya won’t play in the opening two ODIs of the series against Australia, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which earlier unveiled the roster. They will, however, make a comeback in the last game of the series.
KL Rahul will command the Men in Blue team in place of the 36-year-old India captain for the first two games, with Ravindra Jadeja serving as vice-captain.
against October 8 at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, the next ODI World Cup 2023 will get off with India taking against Australia.
