India vs Australia ODI Series: Five Australian Players Who Can Create A Problem For Team India
Jan 13, 2020 at 9:19 PM
After playing the T20I series against Sri Lanka, team India will now play the ODI series against a tough opposition Australia in the home ground. The first ODI match of this series will be the first meeting between Australia and India after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, where the Men in Blue defeated Australia. This ODI series will start on 14th January.
In 2019, India created history after winning the first time the bilateral Test and ODI series against Australia in Australia. Though at that time their two star-batsman Steve Smith and David Warner, were not playing because they were serving the ban for the ball-tampering case. However, later, in March 2019, Australia beat the hosts India in the five-match ODI series by the 3-2 margins, despite once trailing that series by the 2-0 margin.
This time the Australians are travelling with a strong squad of 14 players. Some Australian players in this squad are constantly performing well and might be a danger in the Indian conditions. Here, Sportzwiki understands that below-mentioned five players can give a tough fight to the Indians.
Adam Zampa
Adam Zampa has always been a danger to the Indian Batsmen. He has almost all successful outings against India in India. From 2016, he is playing regular limited-overs international matches for Australia.
The leg-spinner has played eight ODI matches in India and has picked 15 wickets at an economy rate of 6.21. Seeing Indian condition, which assists spinners more in comparison to the pacers, he will surely be an attacking bowler.
Marnus Labuschagne
Marnus Labuschagne might have gained confidence after constantly playing in Test cricket, but he will be playing the first ODI match for his country in the forthcoming away series against India. However, he has the experience to play in the Indian condition as he toured India with Australia A in 2018.
Seeing his consistency in the traditional format, he can produce big hits to the Indian bowlers. In the last eight Test innings, he scored four centuries, including one double-century. Labuschagne had earlier said that it would be tough to fight against team India in India.
Pat Cummins
Fast bowler Pat Cummins was the crucial player for his national team in 2019. He was also part of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, but Australia could not win that trophy. However, he was consistent in his performance last year. He was the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket in 2019 (63 wickets) as well as in international cricket in 2019 (103 wickets).
In India, he has played 10 ODI matches and picked 18 wickets at an economy rate of 4.66. So, he has experience in the Indian conditions. Against India, he has picked 19 wickets in 12 ODIs. His figures speak that he can disturb team India’s batting line up.
Steve Smith
Steve Smith‘s present form can frustrate the Indian bowlers. His presence in the team automatically makes the competition tougher. The unorthodox player is always in competition with Virat Kohli for ranking as well as in scoring runs.
Smith has excellent stats against India. He has scored two centuries in ODI format against Men in Blue, scoring 678 runs in 15 ODIs at an average of 52.15. Thus, he will always be on this list who is a threat to the Indian cricketers.
David Warner
David Warner is the star player in the shorter formats. He is the hard-hitting batsman as we have seen him in the Indian conditions when he plays in the IPL.
Talking about his game in 2019, he struck his first triple century in Test cricket against Pakistan. He was near to break the record of Brian Lara’s 400 runs, but sadly the Test skipper Tim Paine declared that innings before he could reach the milestones. So, it proves that he has gained the power back although he was out of the game for one year.
In Indian conditions, he has played five ODI matches and scored 245 runs with an average of 49.00, including one century and one half-century. Warner is playing outstanding innings consistently at the present moment. So, his current form might be a danger to the team India.