India, Oct. 19 -- India have suffered a humiliating defeat in what was a rain-interrupted start-stop affair in the first match of the ODI series at the Optus Stadium in Perth. What was touted to be a grand affair with India's two superstars, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, returning to action turned out to be a disappointing show from the team as they conceded a 1-0 lead in the series.

Notably, Australia won the toss ahead of the game and put India to bat. The Indian team failed to show the resilience that the challenging conditions demanded. In what turned out to be an innings affected by multiple rain spells, India managed to post 136/9 in their allotted 26 overs. The target was adjusted to 131 for Australia via DRS. The two stars, Rohit...