While Virat Kohli failed and succumbed to his second-successive duck, Rohit made up for the dissapointment with a fine 97-ball 73, consisting of seven fours and two sixes, with the two maximums being his trademark pull shots.
After an eight-ball duck at Perth, Virat could not step up and deliver a comeback at Adelaide, where he has an exceptional record. He was trapped leg-before-wicket by pacer Xavier Bartlett for a four-ball duck.
Kuldeep Yadav was left out of the series opener of the ODI series against Australia, which was played at Perth. The bowler, who has played 113 ODIs so far, has managed to claim 181 wickets at an average of 26.7. Against Australia, he has an impressive record, having taken 31 wickets in 23 OD
In a video posted by SACA News, the official X handle of the South Australia Cricket Association (SACA), the team with Adelaide Oval as their home ground, Virat is witnessed firing back-footed punches and cuts and capped off the video with an eye-catching pull shot.
The first ODI at Perth was an underwhelming return to international cricket for Rohit as he could just score eight runs in 14 balls with a boundary to his name. While fans and perhaps he himself expected to deliver fireworks during the power play and bash bowlers left and right for fours and
As WI trail by 1-0 in the three-match series, the two-time champions, searching for automatic qualification to the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup, had spinners Akael Hosein, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie, Khary Pierre, and Alick Athanaze each delivering 10 overs.
Sutherland, who turned 24 today, did not let India capitalise on a 155-run partnership for the opening wicket between Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal, as she helped the Aussies take down India to 330 all out from a fine position of 234/2 at one point with figures of 5/40 in 9.5 overs.
The century also came in right after the left-hander was crowned the world's premier batter in the ICC Women's ODI Batter Rankings. The resulting 102-run victory was India's first home ODI win against Australia since 2007 and Australia's heaviest defeat by runs in ODI history.