Kuldeep Yadav can play ODI match after 231 days. (Photo-Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

India vs Australia 3rd ODI Match: Team India, which has lost the ODI series against Australia, would now like to avoid a clean sweep in Sydney. By registering wins in Perth and Adelaide, the host team has taken a 2-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series. Now Team India would like to reduce the pain of its defeat by winning the third match at any cost. Some changes may be seen in the playing XI of the Indian team in Sydney. Kuldeep Yadav may get a place in the playing eleven. For this, the big question is, who will the team's head coach Gautam Gambhir remove?

Will Kuldeep Yadav get a place in the team?

In the last match to be played on 25 October at Sydney Cricket Ground Kuldeep Yadav may get a chance. Kuldeep Yadav, who performed brilliantly in Asia Cup 2025 and against West Indies, did not get a chance to play in the last two matches against Australia. This decision of head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill was surprising.

Especially in those places where the pitch is suitable for spinners. The team missed Kuldeep Yadav in the second ODI. Australian spinner Adam Zampa had taken 4 wickets in this match. The pitch of Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is expected to be favorable for spinners. In view of this, India should not make the mistake of dropping Kuldeep Yadav once again, especially when they have seen the performance of Adam Zampa in the last match.

Who will be out of the playing eleven?

India has two options to include Kuldeep in the playing eleven, either keep fast bowler Harshit Rana on the bench or washington beautiful should be kept out. In this series, Sundar has been used for 9 overs so far, where he has scored 22 runs and also taken 2 wickets. Whereas Harshit Rana impressed by playing an inning of 24 runs in the second ODI, although till now he has proved to be very expensive in bowling in both the matches. Because of this, perhaps Harshit Rana can be dropped from the playing XI. Kuldeep Yadav last played an ODI in the final of the Champions Trophy on 9 March 2025.

This could be Team India's playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.