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The Indian team is worried about the injured players before the ODI series against Australia. Star player Jasprit Bumrah has been troubled by injuries for a long time. While Shreyas Iyer is also now troubled by back problems.
Hardik Pandya’s statement to Bumrah
India and Australia Meanwhile, the ODI series is starting from March 17. The first ODI to be played on Friday is to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The ODI series will continue to be important for both India and Australia. This year the ODI World Cup will be played at home in India. Before this, the ODI series is considered as an important series for both the teams to find out the flaws and correct them in terms of preparations. Team India has to play one more ODI series without Jasprit Bumrah and it is still unclear when he will be back with the team before the World Cup. Although Bumrah will not be available for Team India, Hardik Pandya is not worried.
Rohit Sharma is not available for the first ODI, which will see Hardik Pandya lead India. Hardik Pandya will face Australia in the first match of the three-match ODI series. A good start is essential for India in the first ODI. Earlier, India swept Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the ODI series. While Australia has been defeated in the Test series. Now Team India’s intention is to capture the ODI series.
No worries without Jasprit Bumrah
The first ODI match will be played in Mumbai on Friday. Earlier on Thursday, there were questions about the injury of Indian team players against Hardik Pandya and filling his place. There were also questions about replacing Jasprit Bumrah in particular. In response, Hardik Pandya showed that he was not particularly worried about this.
Hardik, who took the helm in the first ODI, said, “There is no such long-term plan. Jassi (Bumrah) has not been with the team for some time now. Our bowling group is playing well. They are all experienced now. Jassi’s presence makes a lot of difference but to be honest we are not too worried because the players who have played Jassi’s role, I am sure they will do well.”
Absence will affect Iyer, he said
Pandya admitted that Iyer’s absence will affect India’s preparations. He said, “His (Iyer’s) absence will have an impact and of course we will miss him but if he doesn’t come back soon we will have to find a solution. If he is in the team then it is welcome but if he is not in the team then we have a lot of time to think about how to proceed.”
