Hardik-led India gears up for first ODI against Australia
The HinduOvercast skies and hazy weather welcomed the Indian team as it hit the ground on Wednesday afternoon for a training session ahead of the first ODI against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium. With Rohit Sharma unavailable for the first ODI due to family commitments, Hardik Pandya will be leading the team and he spent quite a while in the nets, while discussing a thing or two with the support staff. Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja - who were part of the fourth Test against Australia in Ahmedabad - skipped the training, along with head coach Rahul Dravid. Shreyas Iyer, who complained of lower-back pain on the second day of the Ahmedabad Test, has been ruled out of the ODI series, and in his absence, the batting department will rely heavily on Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, who had a long session.