Australian captain Pat Cummins, who will miss the upcoming series against India due to a back injury, made a bold statement about Indian cricket stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Cummins said that the ODI series would be the last chance for fans in Australia to see the batting pair on the field.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are set to feature in the ODI leg of India’s Australia tour. This experienced pair will play international cricket for the first time in eight months. He last represented India in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where the Men in Blue defeated New Zealand in Dubai.
This might be the last chance – Pat Cummins on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Speaking to JioHotstar, Pat Cummins shared that Australian fans might have the last chance to see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play in Australia. He said that whenever he comes on the field he gets the support of the crowd.
“Virat and Rohit have been a part of almost every Indian team for the last 15 years, so this could be the last chance for the Australian public to see them play here,” Cummins told JioHotstar.
“They have obviously been champions of the game for India and they always get great support. Whenever we play them, the crowd goes wild,” he said.
It’s a shame to miss the white-ball series – Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins will miss the white-ball tour of India, including the five-match T20 series, due to injury. He expressed his disappointment at missing out on the action and said that it is difficult to miss a high-profile series, especially with the expectation of large crowds.
“It’s a shame to miss the white-ball series against India. I think the crowd is going to be huge. There’s already a lot of excitement here in Australia,” Cummins said.
“So, whenever you miss a game, it’s disappointing. But it’s always a little tough to miss a big series like this,” he said.
The last time Team India played an ODI series in Australia, it lost 1-2. Following the COVID-19 lockdown, the Men in Blue struggled in the high-scoring series, but managed to avoid a complete whitewash.
Records of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma in ODI cricket for India
Virat Kohli has scored 14,181 runs in 302 ODI matches at an average of 57.88 and strike rate of 93.34, which includes 51 centuries and 74 half-centuries. He is third in the list of all-time run scorers. On Australian soil, Kohli has scored 2,451 runs in 50 ODI matches at an average of 54.46, which includes eight centuries.
Rohit Sharma has scored 11,168 runs in 273 ODI matches at an average of 48.76, which includes 32 centuries and 58 fifties. In Australia, he has scored 2,407 runs in 46 matches at an average of 57.31, which includes eight centuries.
Both of them played an important role in India’s Champions Trophy victory, in which the team won under the captaincy of Rohit. However, Shubman Gill has been replaced as India’s new ODI captain ahead of the upcoming Australia ODI. This decision was taken keeping in mind the preparations for the 2027 World Cup.
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