For the upcoming One Day International series, against world champions Australia,  Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan has said that, his side is fully pumped up and preparing well.     

On the tour to Australia, India opened on a winning note, as they claimed a 74-run win in the opening warm-up T20 match, against Western Australia XI at the WACA Ground, yesterday.

The controversial player, Dhawan, who scored 74 during a warm-up match, said that, it was good to get a 100-run partnership with Virat Kohli (74), before the start of the main matches.

The 30 year old opined that, the visitors were not concerned about the Australian line up and they were only looking forward to focus on their game.

Australia is going to face the match, without their key strike bowlers Mitchell Johnson, who had retired from the format, and Mitchell Starc, who is recovering after ankle surgery.

In the recently concluded Test series against South Africa, India claimed 3-0 win. Now it is aiming to continue the winning momentum, on Australia in a five-match ODI series, starting from January 12 in Perth.

By Phani Ch