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Australian limited-overs stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh has asserted that everyone in the national team loves to play against the Men In Blue, adding that both sides have a great rivalry whenever they clash against each other.
Notably, India is scheduled to tour Australia for a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series. Interestingly, the three-match ODI series will be the comeback series for the Indian veteran batting duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
“We’ll have all the guys building towards the Ashes, but everyone loves playing against India. We’ve got a great rivalry and great respect for them as a team. I think it’s literally perfect timing to be playing against India in the lead-up to an Ashes series. It’s going to be massive," Marsh told Fox Sports.
In a recent interview in September, Marsh also asserted that the upcoming five-match T20I series will also act as an ideal platform for them to understand their squad depth ahead of the much-awaited ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.
“I think the ODI World Cup is still a long way away, so you’re still sort of building out that team, and we know that with certainly for our all three format players, it’s a near impossible thing to play all games," Marsh said in an interview in Brisbane last month.
“But that always brings opportunity to, like you said, keep creating as much depth as we possibly can and keep giving guys opportunities. And there’s obviously a big focus on the T20 World Cup (next year). It feels like every game from now is really important to us figuring out what our best team is, while still trying to create as much depth as we can, because we know there’s a lot of cricket left until we get there. The build-up to the World Cup is really exciting and can’t wait to get over there," he had added.
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