Rohit, Kohli falter on return, India lose ODI
Kolkata, Oct. 20 -- The return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to international cricket lasted 22 balls in all as India endured a poor start to their white-ball tour of Australia. It was a seven-wicket defeat in the first ODI which had to be curtailed to a 26-over affair owing to four rain interruptions at Perth on Sunday.
Both sides wanted to bowl first in damp conditions on a pitch that had very little grass. Mitchell Marsh won the toss to put India into bat and it turned out to be a grim outing for the visitors.
Perth is just warming up for the Australian summer with the sun playing hide and seek on a cloudy day. It proved to be ideal conditions for the indefatigable Josh Hazlewood who bowled accurately to menacing effect, delivering 35 ...
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