The Indian cricket team will continue its experiments to figure out the final pieces of a jigsaw puzzle called the ‘World Cup squad’ when a five-match ODI series against Australia starts in Hyderbad on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team is slowly moving into the World Cup mode and even a 0-2 loss in the just-concluded T20 series won’t see any shift in plans as far as skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri are concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There will be at least four players for whom the series will be like a ‘pre test’, a good score ensuring that they get ‘admit cards’ for the board exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The four players in question are KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar and Siddarth Kaul, who are fighting for two available slots in that UK bound 15-member squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah being automatic choices, Kaul will probably get two games to prove his worth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri are not likely to tinker with the core team too much as a comprehensive series win is always an acceptable proposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the seasoned Ambati Rayudu, veteran all-rounder Kedar Jadhav and the wily Shami back in the Indian set-up, the ODI series will be a completely different challenge for Aaron Finch and his men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also the formidable wrist spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will be operating in tandem during those middle overs to choke the run flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bumrah, set to be India’s premier bowler in England, may be rested for a game or two depending on India’s position in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian team, buoyed by the maiden T20 triumph over India, will be eager to continue the momentum it has gained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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