Perth, October 19 (IANS). Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against India in Perth in the first ODI. Nitish Reddy has a chance to debut in this format. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma entered the ODI format for India after 223 days. The Indian team entered the Perth Stadium with three all-rounders and three fast bowlers. In such a situation, Kuldeep Yadav could not make the playing eleven. The 22-year-old Nitish Reddy made his Test debut in November 2024 at the Perth ground. He played 9 Tests in his career, in which he scored 386 runs at an average of 29.69. At the same time, he scored 90 runs in 4 T20 matches and also took 3 wickets. After winning the toss, the Australian captain said: “The wicket looks pretty good, there’s a bit of moisture on it so hopefully we’ll be able to take full advantage of that.” Indian captain Shubman Gill said, we would have also chosen to bowl first after winning the toss. We are in a good position. We have a great combination.” Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma last appeared in the Champions Trophy final on 9 March 2025, which was won by Team India. Both players retired from the Test and T20 format. 152 matches were played between the two countries between 1980 and 2025, in which Australia won 84 while India won 84. undecided India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh. Australia’s playing eleven: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Matthew Short, Josh Philippe (WC), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhneman, Josh Hazlewood. –IANS RSG
Australia won the toss and opted to bowl, Nitish Reddy got a chance to debut in the Indian team.
