Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green, WPL 2023: After five consecutive victories, Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians appear unbeatable. As the season progresses, Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green attended a news conference to discuss their favorite WPL players.
Cameron Green asked Ishan Kishan about the most recent WPL game, and he stated he enjoyed it because MI grabbed a wicket on the first ball.
Ishan Kishan named his top three MI favourites as skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, and the woman with a golden arm Saika Ishaque. In just five games, Saika has taken 12 wickets.
After that, it was Green’s turn to address questions, and when asked about being a part of the Mumbai Indians. The Australian all-rounder said that the love shown by the fans is fantastic.
1st ODI: In Rohit Sharma’s absence, Ishan Kishan will open with Shubman Gill
Mumbai Indians retained Ishan Kishan, who was the most expensive signing of the IPL 2022 auction, after paying Rs 15.25 crore for him. Yet, in December of last year, Mumbai paid Rs. 17.50 crore for Cameron Green‘s services.
India will face Australia in a three-match One-Day International series, with all three games being crucial for both teams given that this is the year of the ODI World Cup.
Captain Rohit Sharma has already stated that he will miss the first ODI. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer is expected to miss all three games owing to a lower back injury. As a result, Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan are the opening contenders for the first game.
Virat Kohli bats third. In Iyer’s absence, KL Rahul will bat at No. 4 and will be followed by Suryakumar Yadav. The three all-rounders will be Hardik Pandya (C), Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar.
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Hardik Pandya to lead team India in the first ODI against Australia
From March 17 to March 22, 2023, India and Australia will play a three-match One Day International (ODI) series. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya will captain India.
The opening match will take place on March 17 at 1:30 PM at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The second match will take place at Visakhapatnam on March 19 at 1:30 PM, and the third match will take place in Chennai.
Both India and Australia have named their squads for the upcoming One-Day International series. The Indian team will be led by Hardik Pandya in the first ODI, followed by Rohit Sharma in the second.
The team features Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, K L Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, and Jaydev Unadkat.
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