5 notable statistics from the recent Australia vs India ODI series

#2 Indian spin-bowlers took 10 wickets compared to Australia's one

Chahal celebrates one of his six wickets in the third ODI

Chahal's 6/47 in the final ODI was probably the best performance of the series. It took him to second on the wicket-takers chart despite this having been the only ODI he played in the series. Up to this point, Australia had managed India's other spin bowlers fairly well, as they limited Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja to just two wickets each in the series.

However, the four wickets these two took between them were all top-order batsmen who were all on scores of 20 or more, and therefore should have been settled.

Australia's struggles against spin have greatly limited their ability to build through the middle overs of a match, and this proved to be the case once more. India, meanwhile, handled the various spin combinations Australia threw at them very well.

Glenn Maxwell's dismissal of Ambati Rayudu was Australia's only wicket across the 37 overs of spin they bowled throughout the series.

Nathan Lyon's recall to the ODI side was largely fruitless, as the Indian batsmen worked him for runs without too much risk. Adam Zampa's return was slightly more successful, as his figures of 0/34 in the 10 overs he bowled in the final ODI were at least economical.

The Australian selectors should have perhaps had more faith in Zampa. In 2016, his debut year, Zampa found himself one of the worlds leading wicket-takers for that year, with 30 wickets at 27.80.

However, he still surprisingly found himself dropped from the side before the year's end. Since then he has struggled for form, and his career average has climbed to 37.67. If Australia had handled Zampa a little differently, they might be approaching the World Cup with one of the worlds front line spin-bowlers, but instead, it is just another uncertain position in the Australian team.