Players to watch out for in the Australia v India series

India will start their campaign in 2016 with the 1st ODI against Australia tomorrow at the WACA in Perth. The Men in Blue have a stiff task ahead as they lock horns with the world champs in their own backyard. Though India has been a better-limited overs team even on overseas tours but 2015 was particularly a forgetful season in ODIs and T20Is. They have added a few new names in the unit and so has Australia. Both the teams will be eager to win the series and establish supremacy over the other before they meet in the World T20 in India. There is firepower and star attractions in both the sides and here are the players to watch out for.

1. MS Dhoni:

MS Dhoni has had a calm demeanour as captain with some great achievements in world cricket. But 2015 didn’t go quite satisfactory for him. Despite India’s strong show in the World Cup, they failed to register a single series win last year. Finally after a good 2 months break and some domestic stint where Dhoni seems to have regained his lost touch, he begins 2016 with the limited overs tour down under. He showed glimpses of being in his comfort zone during the first warm up game and would be craving to replicate his batting form in the ODI series. A series win against the young Aussie side seems utterly probable and Dhoni would also like to rub out the dismal memories of the tri-series down under last year.