October 17, 2010 9:49 AM

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India take on Australia in the first Cricket One-Dayer at Kochi in a shortwhile from now.

The one day international between India and Australia will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Sunday.AIR correspondent reports that this is the first in the three match series between the two countries.The encounter takes place just after the test series triumph against the Australians, keeping the mood upbeat in the Indian camp. The two sides have rested several key players, giving chance to younger ones.Besides Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, the Indian side will be missing Zaheer Khan and Harbajan Singh.Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson are among those who are not included in the Australian squad.The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a favourable hunting ground for the host team, which has won four out of the six one day matches played there. With rain clouds keeping away since yesterday morning, the threat of rain disrupting the match has receded, bringing joy to thousands of cricket fans , eagerly waiting for the match.

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