India’s legend Sunil Gavaskar has suggested not to panic with the failures of the two veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the first ODI of the three-match ODI series against Australia. Gavaskar told India Today that as Kohli and Rohit were making a comeback after a long interval in international cricket it was difficult for them to adjust to the ‘bounciest’ pitch in Australia.
“They were playing on probably the bounciest pitch in Australia. It wasn’t going to be easy, especially for players who haven’t played international cricket for a couple of months. It was challenging for Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, who usually play international cricket quite regularly.”
Apart from their participation in the IPL, Rohit and Kohli last played an international match in the ICC Champions Trophy.
Gavaskar is hopeful that the two legends of the white-ball format can make a fitting comeback, and believes that it is only a matter of time till they find their rhythm,
“India are still a very, very good team. They have won the Champions Trophy. Don’t be surprised if Rohit and Kohli score big in the next two games. They are coming back after a few months away from international cricket. The more they play, the more they spend time in the nets, the more throwdowns they get, maybe even from the reserve bowlers bowling at them from 20 years instead of 22, the quicker they will find their rhythm. Once they are back among the runs, India’s total will be 300, 300-plus.” said Gavaskar.
The second ODI will be played on Thursday, October 23 in Adelaide and the fans are eagerly awaiting to see the duo fire with the bat.
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