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IND vs AUS Injury News: Australia wicketkeeper batter Josh Inglis will not feature in the first ODI against India on Sunday due to an injury. Also, spinner Adam Zampa will miss the contest due to family reasons. set to miss the match for family reasons. Zampa is expected to link up with the Australian squad ahead of the second ODI against India on October 23.

Josh Philippe has been added to the squad to keep wickets in the absence of Inglis. The 30-year-old is yet to recover from a calf strain that forced him out of Australia's T20 tour of New Zealand earlier this month. Cricket Australia confirmed that Inglis is expected to return for the third ODI in Sydney on October 25.

Left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann is roped in the squad to replace Zampa.

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Philippe, who is already a part of the T20 squad as a replacement for Glenn Maxwell, who suffered a freak injury before the AUS vs NZ T20I series. Notably, Phillipe will feature in his first ODI since Australia's tour of the West Indies in 2021.

Kuhnemann will join the all-rounders Matt Short and Cooper Connolly as another spin option for the series.

"Inglis is hopeful of returning for the third ODI in Sydney. The 30-year-old has been sidelined since September 19 after injuring his right calf at Western Australia training," a Cricket Australia spokesperson was quoted as saying in a cricket.com.au report.

Alex Carey has been released from the squad for the first ODI to play in South Australia's round two Sheffield Shield match against Queensland as part of his build-up to the Ashes. He will rejoin the squad in Adelaide ahead of the second match of the series.

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It is followed by the five-match T20I series beginning on October 29.

The last time India toured Australia for a bilateral ODI series, the visitors lost by a 2-1 margin in 2020/21, but managed to win the subsequent T20I series by the same margin on the same tour.

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