Cricket-Australia back on top ahead of ODI World Cup


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - First One Day International - India v Australia - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - March 17, 2023 Australia's Mitchell Marsh in action REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia leave India with the world number one ranking in one-day cricket and will return to the subcontinent for this year's World Cup with confidence after edging the hosts 2-1 in the series.

Australian white ball cricket looked to be at a crossroads only a few months ago, with Aaron Finch stepping down from the one-day captaincy and the Twenty20 team failing to reach the World Cup semi-finals on home soil.

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