Three of the main players of Australia will miss the upcoming white-ball tour of South Africa.
Right-handed batter Steve Smith, who is nursing a wrist injury, left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc, who is recovering from a groin soreness, and skipper Pat Cummins, who is having a fractured wrist, will miss the white-ball tour to South Africa.
Smith and Starc suffered injuries during the recently concluded Ashes Test series.
In the absence of Cummins, all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will lead the white-ball side.
"The compacted Ashes series and the World Test Championship was a heavy load for the group, and we are taking a conservative approach to the build-up to the World Cup," chief selector George Bailey said on Friday.
"With the World Cup the priority of the squad, it was determined on advice that it was best for Steve and Mitchell to join the group in India by which time we expect them to be fully fit and available for the Indian ODI series, plus the World Cup warm-up fixture."
Australia will travel to India next month to play eight limited-overs matches before beginning their ODI World Cup campaign against the same opponents on October 8 in Chennai.
To fill the void created by Smith's unavailability, Marnus Labuschagne has been added to Australia's ODI squad for the matches against South Africa, the country of his birth.
In Starc's absence, fellow left-arm quick Spencer Johnson, who was picked originally in the T20 squad, is now in contention to make his debut in both white-ball formats.
Australia begin their South Africa tour with the opening T20I in Durban on August 30.
Australian squads
T20I: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Jason Behrendorff, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Adam Zampa
ODI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Schedule
T20I matches
- First T20I: August 30, Durban
- Second T20I: September 1, Durban
- Third T20I: September 3, Durban
ODI matches
- First ODI: September 7, Bloemfontein
- Second ODI: September 9, Bloemfontein
- Third ODI: September 12, Potchefstroom
- Fourth ODI: September 15, Centurion
-Fifth ODI: September 17, Johanesburg
- Input from Reuters