CHENNAI (Reuters) - Australia skipper Steve Smith exuded confidence his team can dominate India's left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the one-day series beginning on Sunday after two days of facing a local bowler of similar action in the nets. Yadav's 4-68 on test debut against Australia helped secure India's 2-1 series victory earlier this year but the tourists left no stone unturned in their preparation, roping in local left-arm wrist spinner KK Jiyas for some valuable practice. While Yadav remains the worry for Australia, India are fretting over Shikhar Dhawan's replacement after the opener was released from the squad to be with his ailing wife. "Ajinkya Rahane plays in middle order in ODIs and tests and then he has opened in the ODIs as well." "Now we are backing Rahane at the top of the order so he knows his plans are clear."

Source: The Star September 16, 2017 11:26 UTC