India v Australia ODIs in India, 2009

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Fixtures for Australia's seven-match ODI tour of India in October-November. Catch every match on Cricinfo with our live and exclusive coverage. More... Day-night fixtures dominate Australia ODIs schedule Cricinfo staff July 24, 2009 Australia's seven-match ODI series in India will begin on October 25, with the first match being played in Jaipur. The tour itinerary announced by the BCCI today has six of the seven matches played under lights, the exception being the penultimate game in Guwahati on November 8. While there will be a two-day gap between most of the fixtures, there will be just a day's rest between the third and fourth ODIs, to be played in New Delhi and Mohali respectively. Mumbai, set to welcome back international cricket after the terror attacks in November last year, will be hosting the final match of the series on November 11. The DY Patil Stadium, which hosted the Mumbai Indians during the inaugural version of the IPL, will stage the concluding game which will also be its first international fixture. The series comes immediately after the Champions League, the multi-nation, inter-club tournament being jointly organised by the boards of India, South Africa and Australia. Itis being held in India from October 8-23 and will feature 12 club sides from seven countries. India v Australia ODIs schedule: Sun Oct 25 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 1st ODI - India v Australia Reliance Stadium, Vadodara N/A Wed Oct 28 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 2nd ODI - India v Australia Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur N/A Sat Oct 31 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 3rd ODI - India v Australia Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi N/A Mon Nov 2 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 4th ODI - India v Australia Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh N/A Thu Nov 5 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 5th ODI - India v Australia Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad N/A Sun Nov 8 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT 6th ODI - India v Australia Nehru Stadium, Guwahati N/A Wed Nov 11 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 7th ODI - India v Australia Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

[meloveindia]

dude dont tell me 25th match is in Jaipur I just purchased a Rs 2500 ticket to be in Baroda "Reliance stadium" on the 25th

[Desi Cartman]

eden gardens :wall:

[Andy]

Dhoni a waste at No. 6: Dada India's most successful cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has given his mantra on how India can win the Honour Series against Australia starting on the 25th of October. The former captain speaking exclusively to TIMES NOW , said skipper M S Dhoni should bat up the order and to strengthen the batting order and that he is a waste at No. 6 position. Sourav Ganguly has also said Dhoni has to play his natural game if India has to do well against Australia in the 7-match ODI series. =========================================================== http://www.timesnow.tv/Dhoni-a-waste-at-No-6-Dada/articleshow/4330032.cms

[Sachinism]

Agree, Dhoni is too good to be batting at 6. But then again depending on the situation of the game, occasionally it doesn't matter if he comes down the order

[SachDan]

With whom should he swap places at the top? :dontknow: Sachin. Sehwag. Gauti. Yuvi !! May be according to the situation he can come up the order occassionally.

[vvvslaxman]

Dhoni does come at no.3

[ViruRulez]

Dhoni should be at no. 3 if India does not lose wicket early and he can bat a bit lower if wickets fall. He should be in the middle overs.

[cowboysfan]

it should the way it is right now,ie dhoni having a floating position;not many people can do that and we should be happy he is so good at it.

[rahulrulezz]

Biggest thing Gangu said that Dhoni should play his natural game.. Lately, he has become a real slow starter... sometimes coz of this team looses the momentum... Dhoni needs to get more agressive

[Jersey #10]

The key statement is that "Sourav Ganguly has also said Dhoni has to play his natural game if India has to do well against Australia in the 7-match ODI series." and I agree with it.

[Pak_Forever]

Dhoni should come ahead of Raina, Yuvraj and other middle order batsmen. of recent he has been batting very sensibly so I think #3 will be ideal for him.

[philcric]

I don't understand why people say a good batsman is wasted at #6? Its a very important position to bat in, to close out matches, esp. when chasing. The most important thing for a team is to win the match, not to think whether a batsman at #7 is good enough to bat at #4 or how much his batting average would increase if he bats at #4 or whatever. Btw Dhoni has been ***** with his timing lately anyways. Clearly Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir, Raina, Yuvraj are better batters and in better form. Let the batsmen do their job. We are not NZ team who are v weak in batting and hence Wk and bowling all rounders have to bat up the order. Yuvi at #5 and Dhoni at #6 were v good imo. Don't see any obvious advantage in Dhoni batting up the order even when he is good batting form. All the top 6 batters in the team have 80+ strike rate.

[Temujin Khaghan]

Dhoni should come at number #7 and make sure that finish well, either in chasing or setting up scores. I dont agree with dada. Sachin Sehwag Gambhir Raina Yuvraj Kohli Dhoni

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Clarke wrapped in cotton wool Michael Clarke is likely to be hampered by recurring back problems for the rest of his career, Australian coach Tim Nielsen admits. More... Michael Clarke won't be rushed back as Aussies prepare for punishing schedule By Daniel Brettig October 20, 2009 Michael Clarke is likely to be hampered by recurring back problems for the rest of his career, Australian coach Tim Nielsen admits. Clarke spoke positively earlier this week about recovering from his latest flare-up in time to take part in the latter stages of the seven-match limited overs tour of India. But Nielsen said he was more concerned about ensuring Clarke was fit enough to last the Australian summer and beyond, even if it meant not re-joining the squad until the first Test against the West Indies at Brisbane next month. “I don't think we can ever guarantee that (his back will be fine), the issues are with discs and things with his back, so I'm not sure they're ever going to be 100 per cent perfect,'' Nielsen said. “He'll have to manage it and he basically gets daily treatment on his back and his body when he's away and playing and travelling, as do most of the blokes. “So I don't think we can ever guarantee if he comes back saying he's fit now that he's not going to be sore or have flare-ups in the future again. “It's important Michael is 100 per cent right before he comes back and tries to get back into it because he only knows one way and he's going to go 100 per cent, flat-out in the field and bowl and bat as required. “So there's no point bringing him back half-baked and hoping we can nurse him through, because there's nothing surer that it'd be a recipe for disaster for him.'' After India, the Australians play Test and one day series against West Indies and Pakistan at home before travelling to New Zealand for a full tour and then on to the West Indies for the Twenty20 World Cup. The punishing schedule then continues with Tests and limited-overs matches against Pakistan and England in the United Kingdom. “We're hopeful if we get him enough time to make sure he comes back 100 per cent fit, or as good as he can possibly be, then that'll minimise the chances of it flaring up quickly,'' Nielsen said. “We hope we can come home from India in a month and we'll see him smiling up there in Brisbane and ready to go for the first match as good as he can possibly be.'' The fitness of Clarke to carry out the tasks ahead of him is one of the major questions confronting Australian cricket, given how heavily he has been groomed for the captaincy to the exclusion of anyone else. His latest bout of back problems in South Africa was put down largely to the volume of cricket and travel the Australian team had embarked upon over the previous 12 months, but the schedule is not likely to be too much less taxing at any stage of 28-year-old Clarke's career. “He's not an old man, so we've got to be very careful that we don't flog him to death as a 27 or 28-year-old as he is now,'' Nielsen said. “Having just been named as the Twenty20 captain he'll be playing all forms of the game and taking on a really important role for us in Twenty20 cricket moving forward. “So when it does come to a head and does flare up pretty badly we've just got to make sure we get him 100 per cent right. “And if that means he misses this series, that gives him an extra three-four weeks at home to get the treatment he requires and be ready for another very busy period.''

[saneindian]

What crap reporting by Times Now. Watched the interview last night. Dada said " Dhoni is one of our best batsman in ODIs and when it comes to ODIs you should have your best batsmen batting in top 4. I would love to see Dhoni bat higher in the order. If he clicks at the top, we win 6 out of 10 games. Dada didnt say a word on that natural game thing. When Boria Majumdar asked him " What, in your opinion, has made Dhoni change his batting style. He is more circumspect these days" Dada's answer " The guy is scoring at a strike rate of 85-90 and you call that being circumspect? All batsmen around the world would love to be as consistent as he is and yet have a strike rate of 85-90. Imagine if he gets out trying to slog, the media and public will be after him saying he is irresponsible. He's doing a fine job and let him remain that way." Dada also said " Remember not many people gave hima chance to be able to handle the three jobs of captain, keeper and batsman for too long. But he has handled himself so well." Though Dada did add " If he can start hitting those booming sixes, everyone would love him even more, but being the captain sometime one has to take more responsibility." All in all a very balanced interview by Dada. In the end he said " If we play to our potential, we should win 5-2".

[Dinx - the Jinx]

When Dada speaks - you just have to listen.. No cross questioning or reading between the lines to cook up something out of context... hope common sense prevails

[Sachinism]

Sucks for him. He is a batsman I do enjoy watching when in flow. Back problems are the worst thing to have. I guess he'll have to fight and grab a break when he can. Yuvi and Dhoni both seem to have back issues too.

[Riley's Girl]

Didn't AB de Villiers miss the CL due to a back problem?

[99.94]

It's a shame, he seems to bat quite well in India.