All-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh, along side pacer Jhye Richadson were on Thursday named in Australia's 16-member ODI squad for next month's three-match series in India. (More Cricket News)
The trio will make its long-awaited return to international cricket along side Pat C𒊎ummins, David Warner and Ashton Agar, who have also been named in the squad.
All-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh, along side pacer Jhye Richadson were on Thursday named in Australia's 16-member ODI squad for next month's three-match series in India. (More Cricket News)
The trio will make its long-awaited return to international cricket along side Pat Cummins, David Warner and Ashton Agar, 𝓰who have also been named in the squad.
The upcoming three ODIs will be played in ൩Mumbai on March 17, Visakhapatnam on Ma𓂃rch 19 and Chennai on March 22.
Cummins returned home after the second Test in Delhi due to family illness, while Agar was released from the touring squad to play in domestic cricket. Warner, on the other hand, has been ruled out of the remaining two 🅺Tests due to an elbow injury.
Pat Cummins, however, is set to return ahead of the third Test to be held in Indore from March 1. Maxwell and Marsh both sa✃t out of the game for a consider𒉰able amount of time after undergoing surgeries for broken leg and ankle injury respectively.
Maxwell, who broke his♎ leg in a freak accident in November, has returned to the game only the last week while Marsh last featured in the three-match ODI series against England in November last year.
But pacer Josh Hazzlewood has been 𝄹🤪ruled out of the ODIs as well after returning home from the Test series, failing to recover from his Achilles tendonitis.
Jhye Richardson, who has recovered from his soft tissue injuries, has been out of the game since the limited overs tour to Sri🃏 La🐠nka in the middle of last year.
"It would be great for Josh to be part of this series but we have taken a conservative vie🍌w ahead of a very important winter in England of which he will be an integral part," Australia's selection chief George Baile♛y said while announcing the squad.
Cummins will continue to lead A✨ustralia in the ODIs after Aaron Finch's retirement in October la🧸st year.
Travis Head is expected to partner Warne💜r at the top in the💫 ODIs.
Marnus Labuschagne, Adam Zampa, Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Steve Smith, Josh Inglisꩲ, Alex Carey and pace duo of Sean Abbott and Mitchell Starc are the other members of the squad.
The three-match rubber is one of two bilateral ODI series Australia are set to play in India before🌳 the 50-over World Cup to be held there in October-Nov꧋ember this year.
The other series between the two sides is scheduled for September just prior to the World💞 Cup. "With the World Cup just over seven months away, these 𝓡matches in India are an important step in our preparation," Bailey said.
"Glenn (Maxwell), Mitchell (Marsh) and Jhye (Richardson) are all ﷽important players in what we think the squad might look like come October."
Australia ODI squad: Pat Cummins(c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cam♛eron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampཧa.