With just two weeks to go for the World Cup 2023, Team India and Australia will meet in a 3-match IND vs AUS ODI series, the matches scheduled for September 22, 24, and 27 to be played in Mohali, Indore, and Rajkot, respectively.
The two teams faced off in March earlier this year in India with Australia taking the series 2-1. Interestingly, both teams will also kick off their World Cup 2023 campaigns against each other, on October 8 in Chennai.
While both India and Australia have had some of the greatest-ever batters, they have also boasted some fine bowlers.
Who has taken the most wickets in IND vs AUS ODIs?
Legendary Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has taken the highest number of wickets- 55 wickets – in the India vs Australia ODI matches, followed by the great Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev, who took 45 wickets of the Aussie batters.
With 4 five-wicket hauls against India, Lee holds the record for most number of five-fers in the IND vs AUS contests.
Johnson is third on the list with 43 scalps; and, surprisingly, former captain Steve Waugh also has 43 wickets against India in ODIs. Ajit Agarkar is at the 5th spot with 36 wickets.
Top 5 wicket-takers in IND vs AUS ODIs:
Brett Lee – 55 wickets
Kapil Dev – 45 wickets
Mitchell Johnson – 43 wickets
Steve Waugh – 43 wickets
Ajit Agarkar – 36 wickets
India vs Australia Squads for ODI series:
India squad for first two ODIs vs Australia: KL Rahul (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, J Bumrah, M Siraj, M Shami, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar
India squad for 3rd ODI vs Australia: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, J Bumrah, M Siraj, M Shami, Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel (subject to fitness), R Ashwin, Washington Sundar
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa
