Australia Squad For India ODI Series: Australia announce 16-player squad, three BIG players return

For the ODI series against India next month, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh return to Australian colours as the team announced its complete squad for the matches ahead. Australia will play India in Mumbai (March 17), Vizag (March 19), and Chennai (March 22) for the ODIs.

Maxwell and Marsh who came out of a broken leg and ankle injury respectively, have been included in the 16-player squad for the three ODI games which follow the Test Series.

Victorian Maxwell returned to play last week with games in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition and Marsh Sheffield Shield for Victoria while Marsh is expected to play the next two Marsh Cup matches for Western Australia before heading to India.

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Jhye Richardson also makes a return to the Australian team having recovered from a hamstring strain that ruled him out of the BBL finals.

Chair of Selectors George Bailey said, “With the World Cup just over seven months away, these matches in India are an important step in our preparation. Glenn, Mitchell, and Jhye are all important players in what we think the squad might look like come October.”

Josh Hazlewood has not been named in the squad to fully overcome an Achilles injury as he prepares for a potential World Test Championship final and the Ashes in England.

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“It would be great for Josh to be part of this series but we have taken a conservative view ahead of a very important winter in England of which he will be an integral part,” Bailey said.

Here is the Australian squad for the March ODI series against India 

Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.