Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who is currently playing for Kandy Tuskers in the Lanka Premier League, completed a rare T20 double on Friday.
Australia were able to score 374 and 389 in the first and second ODI respectively, making it tough for the batting unit in the second innings.
Samad, hailing from Kashmir, scored 111 runs in this year's IPL at an average of 22 and an impressive strike-rate of over 170.
Kohli has been granted paternity leave after the first Test and Pathan said it is bound to have a huge impact on the team, which won a historic series under his captaincy two seasons ago.
Earlier, Manpreet Gony and Manvinder Bisla were picked by Colombo Kings, one of the five teams participating in the T20 league.
Continuing their woeful run in the on-going IPL 2020, MS Dhoni-led CSK suffered their seventh defeat on Monday after losing to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets
Kings XI Punjab faced their third successive loss and fourth of the season against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.
According to the former India all-rounder, Navdeep Saini should bowl a minimum of two overs at the death as "he's the guy who can nail those yorkers as well as he can just bluff the batsmen and bowl bouncers at the death as well".
Kohli, 31, has so far hit 70 international hundreds (43 in 248 ODIs and 23 in 86 Tests). Tendulkar, who retired from international cricket in 2013, had scored 51 Test centuries and 49 ODI hundreds.
The playing XI comprises of Indian players who did not get a proper send-off from the cricketing world.
Dhoni, earlier on Saturday, announced his international retirement through an Instagram post, although he will be playing for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2020.
Irfan Pathan, who was a part of the winning squad, has now said that the Pakistan side had no idea about the bowl-out, which helped the Indian team.
It was earlier reported that Irfan Pathan was among the 70 foreign cricketers who had shown interest in playing in the Lanka Premier League.
Pathan then opined that if Pandya can prove his abilities it will have an immense impact on Indian cricket and make the side invincible.
Irfan Pathan is believed to have been cleared to participate in overseas T20 leagues as he has already retired from international cricket.
Former Indian pacer Irfan Pathan believes that more spotlight on youngsters like Rishabh Pant could be problematic for their careers.
Pathan feels that for Hardik to make a similar impact like Stokes, he needs to bat up the order for Team India like he has done for Mumbai Indians in IPL.
Former Indian bowler Irfan Pathan has said that he enjoyed playing in the UAE, adding that the pitches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai assisted pacers.
Former Indian pacer Irfan Pathan has said that Team India needs one thing in their lineup to become "unbeatable anywhere in the world."
Pathan believes Virat Kohli is very similar to Sourav Ganguly when it comes to backing the youngsters.
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