Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar picked his India playing XI for the first ODI against Australia, opting for Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. He chose KL Rahul as the wicketkeeper. The remaining players include Axar Patel, Nitesh Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana. Notably, Bangar left out spinner Kuldeep Yadav.