IND VS AUS First ODI 13th October 2013 PUNE

Australia have won the toss and elected to bat. George Bailey says that there is a bit of grass but it's flat and looks like a good wicket. Adds that it's important to get the early momentum. He informs that there are few changes from the last T20I game and Glenn Maxwell replaces Michael Clarke in the ODIs. MS Dhoni says that they were looking to bowl first as the dew might play a big part. He adds that the guys have done really well of late, they are a very good fielding side and the batsmen and bowlers have a right mix. Mentions that a couple of areas need to be improved in the bowling department.

Head to head         -             109

IND                      -              37

AUS                     -              64

Tied                      -               0

NR                       -               8

Australia - Aaron Finch, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, George Bailey(C), Adam Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin(Wk), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty.

India - Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(Wk/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

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ICC ODI RANK                           2                                                 1

LAST 5 ODIs                       W W L NR W                           W W W W W

HIGHEST SCORES                   434/4                                          418/5

BEST PERFORMANCES     S Watson  185(96)                       V Sehwag   219(149)

                                           G McGrath 7/15                            A Kumble 6/12