File photo by Nitish Kumar Reddy (Getty Images) India will take the field without Nitish Kumar Reddy in the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. The versatility is one of two changes made by the visitors in the already losing streak. Australia lead the three-match ODI series 2-0 after wins in Perth and Adelaide.LIVE: India vs Australia 3rd ODIReddy is unavailable for the third ODI due to a quadriceps injury sustained during the second match.
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“Nitish Kumar Reddy sustained a left quadriceps injury during the second ODI in Adelaide and was subsequently unavailable for selection for the third ODI. He is being monitored daily by the BCCI medical team,” BCCI said in a media release.Meanwhile, in the toss, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was favored by the coins and elected to bat. Australia made the only change to their line-up with Nathan Ellis replacing Xavier Bartlett.Led by Shubman Gill, India made two changes with Arshdeep Singh and Nitish replacing Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna.India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.Australia playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
