After excellent performance against Australia, India's future is bright: Rohit Sharma
Cricket | Oct 02, 2017, 12:24 PM ISTRohit he said he likes to bat alongside Rahane, who got to play in the series due to the absence of Shikhar Dhawan.
Rohit he said he likes to bat alongside Rahane, who got to play in the series due to the absence of Shikhar Dhawan.
Australia managed to win just one game in the series and that too came away after 11 straight losses away from home.
Opener Ajinkya Rahane has been dropped from the 15-member squad which means Shikhar Dhawan will be opening the India innings along with Rohit Sharma.
After being rested for the West Indies tour, the right-handed opener has shown a rich vein of form with the bat slamming three hundreds and three fifties for the Indian team.
Pandya was promoted at No 4 on Shastri's insistence in the third ODI against Australia in Indore, where he scored 78 in a winning cause.
The skipper also praised the pace bowling duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah for their outstanding performances in the series against Australia.
With the emphatic series win, India also avenged the 1-4 series defeat the last time the two teams played in Australia.
India beat Australia by 7 wickets in the fifth and final ODI in Nagpur to regain the world no. 1 spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings.
Opener Rohit Sharma slams his 14th ODI hundred to help India thump Australia by 7 wickets in the fifth and final match at Nagpur. Hosts clinch 5-match series 4-1.
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On the other hand, Handscomb, while playing as a specialist batsman, was amongst the runs in Bangladesh and has also shown decent form in India.
It is a home game for the Nagpur-born player and he would be hope to get a game despite leaking 71 runs in 10 overs in his first game of the series in Bengaluru.
The series already secured, India got the opportunity to test their bench strength in the fourth ODI but the team fell short by 21 runs, halting their nine-match winning run.
Saker said the game was slipping away from their hold, but taking wickets at crucial times choked Indian chase.
Australia's win snapped India's winning streak of nine matches as the host nation lead the five-match series 3-1 with the fifth and final ODI to be played in Nagpur.
Gavaskar had made an interesting prediction when he said that Kohli would go down as one of India's greatest cricket captains.
Smith was all praise for his vice-captain David Warner, who hammered his 14th ODI hundred that included 12 fours and four sixes.
India lost the fourth ODI against Australia by 21 runs, their first defeat after nine consecutive wins in the 50-over format.
Australia post a mammoth total 334/5, their first 300 score in the series, including a 14th ODI century by opener David Warner.
Australia have snapped India's 9-match ODI winning streak as they beat hosts by 21 runs in the fourth ODI at M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru.
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