CHENNAI, India : Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat on Sunday in their mouth-watering World Cup opener against hosts India at Chennai's M A Chidambaram Stadium.With Travis Head recovering from a hand fracture, Mitchell Marsh retained his place as David Warner's opening partner f
Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India v Australia - MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India - October 8, 2023 A man waits with colours for face painting outside the stadium before the start of the match REUTERS/Adnan AbidiCHENNAI, India : Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat on Sunday in their mouth-watering World Cup opener against hosts India at Chennai's M A Chidambaram Stadium.
"We're in a really good spot, we've got a good balance between game time and being fresh," Cummins said.Left-handed Ishan Kishan was drafted in to open the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma."Unfortunately, Shubman didn't recover in time. Ishan will replace him."
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