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khelja|17-10-2025
Veteran batsman's entry into the team. (Photo-PTI)
IND vs AUS: 3 ODI matches between India and Australia are going to start from 19th October. For this, Team India is sweating profusely on the field. During this period the host team has suffered a big setback. The team's star all-rounder is out of this series due to injury. In his place, the batsman who scored 4 centuries in 5 matches has entered the team. At present the average of this player is more than 100.
Australia has suffered another big blow before the ODI series against Team India. Team's all-rounder Cameron Green is out of the team due to injury. In his place, veteran batsman Marnus Labuschagne has been included in the team. Green suffered a minor injury during the first match of Western Australia's Sheffield Shield last week. Cricket Australia (CA), while confirming Green's injury, said that this player has been kept out of the team as a precaution and it is expected that he will return in time for the next Shield match against South Australia starting from October 28. During this period, Australia's batting has become stronger with the return of Labuschagne. He is in great form during this period.
After Cameron Green was ruled out, Marnus Labuschagne has been recalled to the ODI squad. The right-handed player will fly from Adelaide after the Sheffield Shield match and join the team in Perth before the first ODI. This comeback has come at the right time for Labuschagne. The 30-year-old was dropped from the team earlier this year after a poor performance as he scored only 241 runs in the last 12 innings, but his recent domestic performances have been excellent. Playing for Queensland, Labuschagne has scored 237 runs at an average of 79 in three innings of the One Day Cup, which also includes two centuries. After this, he scored 160 and 159 runs while batting twice in Sheffield Shield.
Marnus Labuschagne's return to domestic cricket has brought him on the verge of making a comeback in the Ashes and the man behind his comeback is none other than former Indian opener Virender Sehwag. This Australian star played an inning of 159 runs in 197 balls against South Australia in Sheffield Shield, which was his fourth century in five matches. After a tough two years in Test cricket, where he struggled to take decisions and scored runs at a slow strike rate of 44.25, Labuschagne looks fresh and confident for his first Ashes.
According to reports, Labuschagne cited Sehwag's fearless batting style as his inspiration for his return to form. He said that Sehwag's way was to play the ball fearlessly. This is an important aspect for me. He further said that I want to be so clear and confident about my technique that I only think about seeing the ball, hitting it and trusting my game. Apart from this, Labuschagne has also worked on improving his weakness outside the off-stump and believes that bowlers have taken advantage of this weakness in recent years, but this player has now overcome this weakness also.