Hard-fought fifties from Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and cameos from Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh in the back end push India to close on 264/9 after early setbacks against Australia in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
Rohit and Virat are currently one-format players, competing in the ongoing three-match ODI series in Australia. While Rohit bounced back with a solid 73 at Adelaide following a single-digit score at Perth, Virat is having a rough time with two successive ducks.
India's superstar opener Rohit Sharma has etched his name in history as he became the first Indian batter to score 1000 runs in India-Australia ODI matches in Australian soil on Thursday.
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.
India's veteran batter Virat Kohli, on his return to international cricket, failed yet again to score, as Xavier Bartlett removed him for a four-ball duck in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval, on Thursday.
Australia vice-captain Tahlia McGrath has revealed skipper Alyssa Healy remains a day-by-day proposition at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup as she continues to recover from a calf injury.
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
With three losses in a row, India's matches against New Zealand and Bangladesh are must-win clashes or else they will be at mercy of other teams and the net-run-rate for an outside chance for the semifinal spot. Placed at fourth spot, India, who started off strongly against Asian rivals Sri
The second ODI between India and Australia will take place at Adelaide on Thursday and is set to be a battle between Travis Head and Virat Kohli, two of their respective nations' most prolific superstars at this venue.
The 11-time Asian Tour champion was in a three-way tie for the lead along with Zimbabwe's Scott Vincent and Wade Ormsby of Australia going into the final round of the Jakarta International Championship, the fifth of nine elevated Asian Tour events that form a pathway onto LIV Golf through a