Bumrah to Warner, no run, bit of movement straight away!!

Warner and Mitchell Marsh are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Bumrah will open the attack

Righto, Bumrah with the new ball. Warner to take strike.

Time for the anthems. Australia first.

Harshal Vaidya: Along with Gill the batsman, India will miss Gill the slip fielder as well.

Most ODI matches for India against an opposition:
167 vs Sri Lanka
150 vs Australia*
142 vs West Indies
134 - Pakistan
116 - New Zealand
106 - England

Oldest captain for India in a World Cup match
36y 161d - Rohit Sharma (2023)*
36y 124d - M Azharuddin (1999)
34y 71d - Rahul Dravid (2007)
34y 56d - S Venkataraghavan (1979)
33y 262d - MS Dhoni (2015)

Abinash Das: The buildup, the matchup, the anticipation, the duels and the rivalry reaching the full crescendo would in the true sense mark the beginning of the festival called cricket World Cup 2023.

Our #FantasyHandbook team has been updated, so keep that in mind before making any late minute tinkerings...

Teams:

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Rohit Sharma: The conditions are there for the bowlers, slightly on the slower side.

Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat

Pat Cummins: We'll bat first, looks like a good wicket.

Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat

As the Indian team get into a huddle, there are no signs of Shubman Gill. So it looks like Ishan Kishan will be needed to open

Pitch Report: Bowl straight and back of a length, it will cause problems to the batters, says Ravi Shastri. It looks dry, on the slower side and spinners will be in the game, reckons Harbhajan Singh. Surely makes sense to play 3 spinners, because Hardik offers that extra pace option. I won't be surprised if Australia think on the same lines, reckons Shastri. I think India will stick to Bumrah and Siraj. Siraj can seam it, add the duo. Zampa will be the main threat for the Indian batters, they conclude.

While we get excited for this clash at Chepauk, he's something to jog your memories on previous India-Australia clashes at the World Cup.

Jasprit Bumrah: I am feeling really good. I have been out for a while but now I have been playing for the last two months, feels good to be back and traveling with the team. It feels great to play in a home WC, you don't get to play home WCs but we are the lucky ones. Australia are a very good side, we played them recently, and it is going to be a cracking contest. The feeling is quite relaxed, we have played a lot of cricket recently, when the warm up games were washed out, the players tried to relax and refresh. Basically the preparation stays the same, try and give your best, try to keep things simple and back your strengths, enjoy the occasion as you don't get to play a lot of WCs. It is starting at 2 o clock, it is going to be a little hot but we are looking forward to it and hopefully things go our way.