IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli Obliges Fans With Selfies Ahead Of India vs Australia 3rd ODI In Sydney | Video

India vs Australia ODI: Former India captain Virat Kohli's batting form has been under discussion ever since he returned to international Cricket after a hiatus of 7 months. Notably, Kohli got out on consecutive ducks in Perth and Australia which fuelled his disappointment as well as that of his fans. However, Kohli commands respect among his fans whenever he is around them. An incident that caught on camera, where the talismanic batter got mobbed by a barrage of fans at the airport.

The fans were lucky enough to get a sight of Kohli as well as some even got hold of autographs and a picture along the Cricketer himself. Kohli handled the fans well as he obliged their requests one by one. Check out the video here:

 

 

 

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Kohli fell to pace in both innings as Mitchell Starc got him in the first ODI, whereas Xavier Bartlett got him in the second ODI in Adelaide. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma proved his worth with a gutsy 73 off 97, tackling conditions while opening the batting.

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Virat Needs To Rotate His Strike Quickly: Irfan Pathan

India all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels that the talismanic batter needs to rotate his strike to keep himself going. “Virat Kohli’s form is important. He needs to rotate the strike and keep the scoreboard moving. Because once he starts doing that, it becomes very difficult for any opposition to stop him. I hope Virat starts rotating the strike quickly, gets some runs on the board, and once that happens, there’s no looking back for him,” Pathan said.

Fellow commentator Aakash Chopra spoke about the inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav into the squad. “Three fast bowlers might not be needed in Sydney, because it’s generally a spin-friendly pitch. Kuldeep Yadav enjoys bowling here; it’s a big ground, and you can use that to your advantage in the middle overs. India should play Kuldeep and look to exploit the middle overs phase, creating wicket-taking opportunities and pressure through spin.”

The Shubman Gill-led side has already lost the series 2-0 as they will face Australia for a consolation win in the 3rd ODI, which is scheduled to take place in Sydney on October 25 (Saturday).

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Squads:

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Australia Squad: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Ben Dwarshuis