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It was a phase where Cummins' cerebral captaincy helped the Aussies maintain a stranglehold on the duo.

Gill has faced the left-arm pacer four times in the 50-over format and has been dismissed on three occasions.

During the training session, the Indian team fine-tuned their skills under the watchful eyes of the coach Rahul Dravid.

With an expected crowd turn-out of 1.3 lakh spectators for Sunday's match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Aussies will have to tackle the Indians on the field, and their fans cheering for them from the stands in huge numbers.

Pat Cummins expressed his desire to stay on as Australia's ODI captain following the ongoing World Cup

The Australians hammered Netherlands by a massive 309 runs here on Wednesday, the biggest in the World Cup in terms of margin of runs and second biggest in the ODI history.

In their WC campaign opener, Australia suffered a 6-wicket defeat against hosts India, followed by a 134-run defeat to South Africa on October 12.

This is Australia's biggest loss in WC history. Following this win, South Africa now leads the World Cup standings with four points from two victories, while Australia finds itself in second-to-last place, ninth in the rankings, after losing both of their matches

While speaking in an ICC video that was shared on Instagram, Ricky Ponting said that it is very important to win matches at the World Cup and finish top of the table. Ponting also added that Australia cannot afford such mistakes in the tournament.

While speaking to ANI, the young fan Tanmay said that both India and Australia are strong teams and it will be an exciting match.

Australian skipper Cummins said at the toss, "We are going to have a bat. Looks like a good wicket, not sure how it will change in the 100 overs."

India, the 1983 and 2011 champions, will open its campaign against five-time champions Australia on October 8 at the MA Chidambaram in Chennai.

Both squads are poised to seize this series as a crucial prep for the imminent ODI World Cup, aiming to fine-tune their star players into peak form.

Australia wants to win the series but don't want players to get tired in sultry conditions before the World Cup.

Australia initially announced an 18-player preliminary squad for the 50-over showcase last month, but as the start of this year's event is now less than a month away, they have trimmed it down to 15 players

England lost the Lord's Test as Australia took a 2-0 lead in the series before the hosts bounced back in the third Test at Headingley.

Australia is the first and only team to reveal their squad for this year's World Cup, with the five-time champions disclosing an initial 18-player lineup earlier this month.

Pat Cummins could miss the three-match ODI series against India next month having played the fifth Ashes Test with a suspected broken wrist

England's comeback from a 0-2 deficit after the first two Tests to win the third and fifth matches leveled the series, making it a good one for the hosts.

On the three-month-long tour of England, the Australians completed a unique double -- winning their maiden World Test Championship title and retaining the Ashes.