3 reasons why India could struggle in AUS vs IND 2025 ODI series

Jasprit Bumrah-less, inexperienced Indian bowling lineup

With Jasprit Bumrah rested for the ODI series in Australia, the weight of the fast-bowling unit will again rest on Mohammed Siraj. The latter also holds an impressive bowling performance against the Aussies in the 50-over format, bagging eight wickets in seven innings. A couple of fifers in the red-ball format in Australia might also boost his confidence.

Unfortunately, there are undercooked pacers like Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, and all-rounder Nitish Reddy. The pace-bowling quartet needs to support Siraj to help the Men in Blue prevent the Aussies from imposing big targets.

While Arshdeep remains India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is, he has yet to play an ODI against Australia. The left-arm seamer has 14 scalps in nine matches at an economy rate of 5.17. However, he has bagged seven wickets in five T20Is against Australia but at an economy rate of 10.40.

Harshit Rana recently proved costly in the T20 Asia Cup 2025, returning with figures of 1/54 in his last outing against Sri Lanka. The 23-year-old, though, has 10 wickets in five ODIs at an economy rate of 5.69.

Meanwhile, there are high hopes from Prasidh Krishna, who made his ODI comeback for the first time after 2023. The medium pacer has 29 scalps in 17 ODIs at an economy rate of 5.60. The 29-year-old bagged six wickets in the only Test he played in Australia during the 2024-25 BGT. Unfortunately, the Karnataka pacer bagged only one wicket in his last two first-class games against Australia A in Lucknow.

Like Krishna, Reddy is expected to continue his bowling prowess, having bagged five wickets in the Test series in Australia. The medium-pacer didn't get enough game time with the ball despite being included in the recently concluded Test series against the West Indies, bowling just four overs in the first game.