Rohit Sharma-led India are currently featuring against Australia for their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal clash at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. The Men in Blue are wearing black armbands in honor of the late Shri Padmakar Shivalkar. Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat. Team India are featuring with the same playing XI and Australia have added Tanveer Sanga in place of Spencer Johnson.
Who is Padmakar Shivalkar?
Padmakar Shivalkar is considered one of the best spinners to have never played for India, Shivalkar featured in a total of 124 First-Class matches and claimed 589 wickets at 19.69 between 1961-62 to 1987-88. He made his debut at the age of 22 in Ranji Trophy and continued playing until he was 48 and took 361 wickets in India's premier domestic competition including eleven 10-wicket hauls. Shivalkar also played 12 List A matches and took 16 wickets. He was honoured with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 by the Indian cricket board.
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India vs Australia playing XIs
Australia (Playing XI): Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
