Team India will need to make changes to its playing XI to win; the entry of these two players is essential

Australia leads 2-0 in the ODI series. For the 3rd ODI, India may bring back Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna as Gill seeks his first win as captain.

Oct 24, 2025 - 15:59
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Team India will need to make changes to its playing XI to win; the entry of these two players is essential
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The third and final match of the ongoing ODI series between India and Australia is still pending. Two matches have been played so far, and Australia has won both and secured the series. Now, the third match is to be played. While Australia will try to sweep the Indian team in the series by winning this match, India will also try to win at least the last match. Judging by the first two matches, it seems that Team India will have to make at least two changes to its playing XI. Winning a match with the same team is a very difficult task.

Gill's ODI captaincy debut has been very poor.
Under Shubman Gill's captaincy, Team India has lost two back-to-back matches to Australia. This is Gill's ODI captaincy debut. No one would have expected Gill's ODI debut to be this good. The team Gill is building has many flaws, but he is not even trying to change them. It's not known whether Gill is selecting his own team or if he's given a pre-made team and tasked with winning. Only Gill knows, but he should make at least two changes to his team for the next match.

Kuldeep Yadav must be brought back into the playing eleven
Kuldeep Yadav must be included in the playing eleven for the India vs Australia third ODI. Kuldeep Yadav is currently bowling brilliantly, and his absence from the team is incomprehensible. It's another matter that Kuldeep is unable to bat. The question is, what benefit will Kuldeep's bowling provide when the top batsmen can't bat? In such a situation, Washington Sundar may have to be dropped from the team. Kuldeep Yadav can take wickets and lead the team to victory.

Prasidh Krishna should also be included in the playing eleven.
Another change that Team India should make in the next match is dropping Harshit Rana. Harshit Rana is scoring some runs, but the question is whether he was included in the team to score runs or to take wickets. If he is being kept to score runs, then a proper batsman should be given a chance. But if he is being kept to bowl, then he is getting beaten badly. In such a situation, it would be better to give a chance to Prasidh Krishna. If such a change is made, then there is a possibility of victory. There does not seem to be any need for any major changes in the rest of the team.

India's probable playing XI for the third ODI: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.

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