team india ICC World Cup 2023 Is starting with the match against Australia. This match is being played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. Jasprit Bumrah He dismissed opener Mitchell Marsh for zero in six balls. Australia was reduced to 5/1 in 2.2 overs. This is the first time in the history of the ODI World Cup that India has dismissed an Australian opener for a duck.
Bumrah took the wicket in the third over
Starting the third over, Jasprit Bumrah bowled a good length delivery on the off stump. Mitchell Marsh tried to defend, but his left bat hit a thick inside edge. After this, Bumrah bowled a short length delivery with extra bounce. The outer edge of Marsh’s bat hit the ball and the ball fell into the hands of Virat Kohli standing in the slips.
This record was registered in the name of Virat Kohli
Former Indian captain Kohli made a spectacular dive to catch the ball with two hands. This proved to be a big wicket, due to which the Indian fast bowlers got excited, due to which the spectators also got excited. With this catch, Kohli made the record of 15*, the most catches (by a non-wicketkeeper) for India in ODI World Cup history. He went ahead of Anil Kumble (14), Kapil Dev (12) and Sachin Tendulkar (12).
Australia decided to bat
Initially, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. Explaining his decision, Cummins said that it looks like a good wicket. With the sun out it looks like it’s a good afternoon for batting. Meanwhile, India captain Rohit Sharma revealed that Ishan Kishan has been included in the team in place of Shubman Gill as the opener is ill.
Ishan Kishan got a chance in place of Shubman Gill
Talking about the conditions, Rohit said that the conditions are favorable for the bowlers. And as the game progresses the ball will turn, you need to understand which line and length to bowl. Adjustments will have to be made accordingly. We have played a lot of cricket before that. We played two good series before the practice games, we have overcome all the shortcomings.
Rohit Sharma is the oldest captain
Rohit Sharma has also made a record in his name as soon as he stepped on the field as captain for this match. He has become the oldest captain of India to captain in the World Cup. Rohit is currently 36 years and 161 days old. He has overtaken Mohammad Azharuddin (36 years and 124 days in 1999), Rahul Dravid (34 years and 71 days in 2007).
Indian team
Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
Complete schedule of Indian team in World Cup 2023
8 October – India vs Australia, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, match from 2 pm.
11 October – India vs Afghanistan, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, match from 2 pm.
14 October – India vs Pakistan, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, match from 2 pm.
19 October – India vs Bangladesh, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, match from 2 pm.
22 October – India vs New Zealand, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, match from 2 pm.
29 October – India vs England, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, match from 2 pm.
02 November – India vs Sri Lanka, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, match from 2 pm.
05 November – India vs South Africa, Eden Garden, Kolkata, match from 2 pm.
12 November – India vs Netherlands, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, match from 2 pm.
