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[ad_1] Australian captain Pat Cummins said on Thursday that they are hoping to try different team combinations and players in the ODI series against India to prepare for the ICC World Cup 2023, starting next month. Pat Cummins said that he had fully recovered from a wrist injury and hoped to play all three one-day internationals against hosts India starting Friday. While Cummins returns, Australia still won’t have the services of pacer Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for the first match in the northern Indian city of Mohali. “I am feeling pretty good, pretty much 100 percent, and hope to play tomorrow and play all the games,” Cummins told journalists. But the Australian pace spearhead said Starc, who is recovering from a groin injury, and Maxwell, from an ankle injury, won’t play “but will be available later in the series”. Most of Australia’s top players are also key members of different franchises in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, and Cummins

[ad_1] Pakistan skipper Babar Azam continues to hold the first position in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings with 886 points followed by Rassie van der Dusen at the second spot with 777 points. South African batter Rassie van der Dussen stands second with 777 points while Pakistani batsmen – Fakhar Zaman and Imamul Haq maintain their third and fourth positions, respectively. India’s batsman Shubman Gul is in fifth position, Australia’s David Warner is in sixth while Ireland’s Harry Tector has climbed up two steps to reach seventh position. India’s Virat Kohli has descended from seventh to eighth position and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock has also dropped from eighth to ninth position. India’s Rohit Sharma has managed to remain in 10th position in the Men’s ODI Batting Rankings. There was no change in the ranking of the top 10 bowlers. Josh Hazlewood of Australia is at first spot, Mohammad Siraj of India on second while Mitchell Starc of Australia is on third spot. Shahee