Australia vs India ODI series: Milestones that can be achieved by Indians

India have an almost settled look to the team barring one or two form concerns, other than that, this team which was selected for the ODI series in Australia, will most probably the one which heads to the World Cup, barring a few spots which will depend upon form and fitness.

As the World Cup is fast approaching, teams are looking to set their team with the right combinations so as to be ready ahead of time in case of any unfavourable circumstances like injuries and so on.

India's Squad for the ODI series against Australia:

Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami

There are some records and milestones that can be achieved by the Indian players in this ODI series.

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#5 Mohammed Shami approaching 100 wickets in ODIs

Mohammed Shami

When Mohammed Shami first arrived at the world stage, he was viewed more as a white-ball bowler but soon transformed himself into one of the best pacers in the world in Test match cricket. His records in limited-overs cricket for India, particularly ODIs, have been very good but injury concerns made his presence in the coloured clothing little less than it should have.

Having made his debut way back in 2013, he has played only 52 ODIs for India. Given the number of ODIs that India usually plays, the appearances by Shami are few.

He recently made his return to the ODI format as the selectors want an experienced pacer to bolster the bowling attack and don't want to solely rely on Bhuvi and Bumrah

Shami requires six more wickets to complete 100 wickets in ODIs.

#4 Ravindra Jadeja scoring 2000 ODI runs

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja's recent resurgence with the bat should bring much-needed relief to the team as the Indian lower-order batting was a cause of concern for the side and scoring vital runs down the order will be a big boost ahead of the world cup.

It all started for Jadeja in the final Test match at England where he scored a whirlwind 80 following which he made a triumphant comeback to the ODI team in the Asia Cup and never looked back since then. He notched up his maiden Test century in his home ground of Rajkot against West Indies and even in Australia, he performed well with both bat and the ball.

His contributions with the bat in any format are valuable to the team apart from his usual left-arm spinners which fetches him wickets.

Ravindra Jadeja is just 16 runs shy of reaching 2000 runs mark with the bat in ODIs to add to his tally of 169 wickets.

#3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar taking 100 ODI wickets

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, like Mohammed Shami, has a chance of completing the 100 ODI wicket milestone in the three-match ODI series against Australia. He is currently on 99 scalps and just needs a solitary wicket to complete the landmark.

He will be one of the slowest frontline seamers in the world to achieve this feat as he has already played 95 games, taking only 99 wickets, at an average of 38 with a strike rate of 45 which is not so good for a pace spearhead. Bhuvi is mainly used as a containing bowler and not an attacking option throughout his career which supports his cause.

He is still one of the best Indian bowlers currently and he delivers at almost all the times to the team with the new ball and at the death. He may be getting there slow but this would be a confidence booster for Bhuvi in the latter part of the year that includes the world Cup.

#2 Shikhar Dhawan crossing 5000 run mark in ODI cricket

Shikhar Dhawan

Gabbar, as he is fondly called by the cricketing fraternity, is on the verge of completing a great personal milestone in his career. Dhawan has scored 4935 runs in just 114 innings at an outstanding average of almost 46 scoring 15 ODI centuries and is only 65 runs short of 5000 run mark.

If he achieves 5000 within next three games against the Aussies, he will be the third fastest behind Hashim Amla (101 innings), Virat Kohli and Viv Richards (both 114 innings) to achieve the landmark. Considering the form he has been on lately and going up against a relatively inexperienced bowling attack, he should complete within the said time with ease.

The ODI stalwart will be looking forward to this series with great interest as these are the last few games for India before the much-awaited world cup commences, and the Indian fans too will require Dhawan at his best along with Rohit Sharma.

#1 Virat Kohli scoring fifty 50s in ODIs

Virat Kohli with fans

The name record is synonymous with Virat Kohli when it comes to cricket particularly ODIs. He became the first-ever Indian captain and also the first from Asia to clinch a Test series win in Australia. Adding to the firsts, he became the first captain in over 33 years to enforce a follow-on to the Aussies in their own den. This speaks volumes about this young man from Delhi.

As a player, he is set to reach another milestone. He needs a couple of 50 plus scores to complete fifty 50s in his ODI career. He has a total of 48 fifties to go with the 38 centuries he has scored so far in 216 One-day internationals that he has played for India. This is a feat that not a lot players have achieved and he will be just the 6th Indian to reach this landmark.

With Australia being his favourite opponents, he will most probably cross fifty 50s in the coming series.