India vs Australia 1st odi- pre match Analysis by Michael Clarke, Ganguly, Harbhajan, Azharuddin
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India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav is difficult to pick, says Steve Smith
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Chennai: Wary of the threat posed by Kuldeep Yadav, Australian captain Steve Smith today said the Indian left-arm wrist spinner is difficult to pick and his side has put in extra effort at the nets to prepare for him.

Kuldeep took four wickets on his Test debut against Australia on a pace-friendly Dharamsala track earlier this year. He is expected to play a crucial role in the ODI series against the same team, starting tomorrow. The visitors have got a similar type of bowler — KK Jiyas — at the nets to be ready for him. Jiyas is a former IPL teammate of Australian batsman Travis Head — the franchise being Delhi Daredevils.

“He is a guy Sri (team consultant Sridharan Sriram) has organised to come down and bowl. They have got Kuldeep Yadav in their squad and he is likely to play. There is a chance to train against someone like that. There aren’t too many in the world,” Smith said ahead of the opening one-dayer.
Around this time last year, Australia travelled to South Africa with an inexperienced pace attack, played a five-match ODI series on flat tracks and lost all five matches. This time around, Australia will play a five-match ODI series in India, possibly on flat wickets, with pacers who don't have much international experience. Steve Smith might not be thinking much about the South Africa tour now but sure he would have noticed the glaring similarities.

12 months ago in South Africa, Australia's premium strike bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood were rested. The only difference now is that both of them couldn't travel to India because of injuries. In their absence, Pat Cummins will share majority of the burden and he will get support from Nathan Coulter-Nile and Kane Richardson.

Apart from the pacers, Australia will also depend on the likes of Adam Zampa, Moises Henriques, Dan Christian and Glenn Maxwell to trouble Indian batsmen. But are they really good enough to rattle India's in-form batting line-up? For now, and knowing that the series is yet to start, the answer would be a clear no.

After thrashing Sri Lanka in all three formats of the game, Virat Kohli's team will go into the ODI series with Muhammad Ali-esque kind of confidence.
Axar Patel, Indian cricket team’s left-arm spinner, was on Saturday ruled out of the first three ODIs against Australia. This comes as a shock for the Virat Kohli-led side, which will take on Steve Smith-led Aussies in the first ODI on Sunday.

Steve Smith can also take hope in the fact that majority of the squad member have played in India thanks to their participation in Indian Premium League so the team is not entirely new to the conditions in India.
India vs Australia: Bowlers have to be on top of their game to keep India batsmen quiet, says Steve Smith
India and Australia begin a five-match ODI series with the first match to be played in Chennai on Sunday and captain of the Australian Steve Smith has said that his team is not taking India lightly.

Both KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane will be vying for the opening slot but on paper at least, the latter has a better chance to feature. Rahane had a good ODI series against the West Indies, where he scored the most runs for India opening the batting. But more than Rahane, Australia have lot to worry about the other opener Rohit Sharma.

Last time Australia played ODIs in India, Rohit almost scored 500 runs in five matches and it also included a double-century. He’s once again in top form after scoring two ODI centuries against Sri Lanka. His record against the Aussies is also a big positive for India. In 23 matches, he scored 1297 runs at an average of 68.26. Australian bowlers need to come up with a solid plan to contain Rohit.

The case for planning also applies to skipper Kohli but nowadays it’s more about Kohli giving away his wicket than bowlers plotting for his dismissal. In 18 ODIs this year, he made 1017 runs at a phenomenal average of 92.45. It’s obvious that he’s the highest run-getter in 2017 and will most likely end the year on top.

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