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India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma on verge of joining Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni in elite list
India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma started the series well with a patient 37 in the first game in Hyderabad but two back-to-back flops in Nagpur and Ranchi means that the Mumbai Indians skipper is under quite a lot of pressure at the moment.
Rohit Sharma have achieved a lot of milestones in his already illustrious career and the Indian cricket team opener is on the verge of adding another accolade to his name when he takes the field against Australia on Sunday.
Rohit, who has enjoyed a good run of form in the ongoing ODI series till now, is just 52 runs away from completing 3000 ODI runs in India. He will be the 9th Indian to this landmark after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin and Virender Sehwag.
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Rohit started the series well with a patient 37 in the first game in Hyderabad but two back-to-back flops in Nagpur and Ranchi means that the Mumbai Indians skipper is under quite a lot of pressure at the moment.
The match will also be quite important for Rishabh Pant who will strive to seal a slot in the World Cup squad even as India fret about their top-order woes. Providing opportunities to all Cup hopefuls would be on Virat Kohli’s mind and the team management is expected to ring in a few changes in the playing XI in the remaining two matches.
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“We will have a few changes in the next couple of games but the idea is to tell the boys to put in match-winning performances and the boys will be looking to be in top form before the flight to England,” Kohli said after the third ODI.
