After a resounding win in the test series against Australia, Indian team will be eyeing a win in the ODI series to start their year on a high and test their preparations for the upcoming cricket world cup. Both the teams will be eyeing to sort out their playing XI for the world cup which starts in May just after the conclusion of IPL.
India have been a dominant force in ODIs but they still have some questions to answer in regards to their playing XI. On that note, here’s a look at India’s predicted playing XI for the ODI series against Australia.
Openers- Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan
India’s much settled ODI pair has been prolific in the past one year which helped the men in blue win the ODI series in South Africa followed by triumph in Asia cup and West Indies ODI series. Rohit was the second highest run getter in ODIs last year and Shikhar was also amongst the runs scoring 897 runs from 19 matches.