Sunil Gavaskar Picks His Ideal India XI For Cricket World Cup Opener vs Australia, Leaves These Stars Out

29.09.2023 - 10:57 sports.ndtv.com

The highly anticipated ODI Word Cup 2023 will kick-start from October 5 with defending champions England taking on New Zealand in the opening match at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Team India will open their campaign against Australia on October 8 in Chennai. Before squaring off against each other in their World Cup openers, both the teams played a three-match ODI series, where India emerged victorious 2-1.

As the World Cup is just around the corner, all the teams are taking their flight to India. Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has now named his India playing XI for their world cup opener against Australia. "In any team, the top-three batters are quite important.

A good start from the openers helps the others that follow to play freely. The contribution from the opening pair is going to crucial.

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