Shikhar Dhawan roars back into the Indian ODI team with a spectacular fifty vs Australia

Shikhar Dhawan made a solid comeback to ODI format with a vital kck of a 91-ball 74 against Australia during first ODI at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. He played a patient game when India had lost big wicket of Rohit Sharma early on in innings. 

Dhawan had added 121 runs for second-wicket stand along with KL Rahul. Just when it looked it appeared like he would repeat heroics of World Cup 2019, he was dismissed after being caught by Ashton Agar off Pat Cummins. Dhawan had scored a match-winning century against Aaron Finch-led side during ir league match of last year's showpiece event. 

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Kohli says that it will be an evenly contested series

While addressing media ahead of first ODI, Indian skipper Virat Kohli had said that series against five-time world champions will be an evenly contested one.

''Yeah, y are a stronger side than side that came last time to India but y still won series but time y came before that were full-strength where we won series. So actually you can have most experienced or skilled players but if you don't play well as a team in that series, you won't win which happened with us last time and when we went to Australia similar thing happened with m," Kohli said.

"So that shows you how competitive that series is between two teams and it is never a dominating series. It is always 3-2, 2-1 that kind of series. So, yeah it's gonna be exciting. It's a short series. Maybe five games would have been more exciting but still taking on Australia, even in our conditions y have played so much IPL cricket'', Virat Kohli furr stated.

''w y are pretty experienced in our conditions. y kw what y need to do and having played a lot against each or, we kw strengths and weaknesses eir sides. Yeah, it is always a good and a tough challenge playing Australia purely because of skillset and mindset that y bring on field,'' he added. 

(Im Courtesy: @BCCI)

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