Australia in India

World champions face off

The upcoming one-day series between India and Australia will see a face-off between two world champions. While Australia has been ruling the one-day circuit for over nine years now, India is the new Twenty20 world champions. Australia will also be looking to redeem themselves after their loss to India in the semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20. But they arrive here without their key fast bowler Shane Watson and middle-order batsman Michael Hussey. With Ricky Ponting and Nathan Bracken likely to miss out the first few matches, and India riding on the momentum of the win in South Africa, it can be expected that this series will be a closely-fought one.