Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar decoded the dismissal of Rohit Sharma and identified that aggression, a forte of the veteran swashbuckler, was his undoing in the first ODI against Australia in Perth at the Optus Stadium on Sunday.
Stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh acknowledged that the weather played its part in Australia's seven-wicket win (DLS method) against India during the rain-curtailed series opener in Perth at the Optus Stadium.
The return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Ro-Ko) fell flat, and frequent rain-breaks dampened the excitement, reducing the amount of action as Aussie stand-in skipper Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 46* in Australia's successful run-chase of 131 runs well before 26 overs at Perth on Sunday.
Gill-led Team India lost by seven wickets in the rain-curtailed 26-overs-per-side first ODI at Perth on Sunday. The return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli fell flat as both batters departed in single digits, with the latter falling for an eight-ball duck. While India fought to score 136/9 in
India vice-captain Shreyas Iyer continued to toil against the short ball ploy and Australia mainstay Josh Hazlewood in the first ODI at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. While Shreyas danced to the whims of the bowlers, Australia's stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh became the eighth Austra
The highly anticipated series opener against Australia at the Optus Stadium will mark the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in ODIs for the first time since lifting the Champions Trophy on March 9 in Dubai.
Speaking ahead of the first ODI, JioStar expert Aaron Finch praised young fast bowler Bartlett, calling him one of the most promising talents in Australian cricket.
Ahead of the first ODI against India, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh hopes that India's legendary duo, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, don't go overboard with their performances in the three-match ODI series starting from October 19.
After Australia opted to bowl first, it was Tim Seifert (48 in 35 balls, with five fours and three sixes) and skipper Michael Bracewell (26 in 22 balls, with a four and a six) and James Neesham (25 in 18 balls, with two fours and two sixes) who took NZ to 156/9 in 20 overs. Sean Abott (3/25)
With the series up 1-0 in favour of Australia all ready, both teams will be having their second duel on Friday. Kiwis would be aiming to level the scores and keep themselves in the hunt for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.
Australian batters Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Cameron Green improved their ICC ODI batting rankings of the ICC Men's ODI Player rankings on Wednesday following their exceptional performances in the third and final ODI of the series against South Africa.