Ricky Ponting Lauds Kohli and Rohit’s Experience Ahead of 2nd ODI
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The Australian legend, Ricky Ponting has backed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ahead of the second ODI. Both of them failed to perform well in the first ODI, as the Australian pacers spoiled their comeback. But Ponting believes they will have some big knocks.
The Australian legend, Ricky Ponting has backed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ahead of the second ODI. Both of them failed to perform well in the first ODI, as the Australian pacers spoiled their comeback. But Ponting believes they will have some big knocks.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made their comeback to international cricket after 7 months on 19 October. While fans waited for this long to watch them play well, it didn't go as expected. Their comeback game was spoiled by the Australian bowling line-up,
Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 8 while Kohli got out on a duck. Ahead of the second ODI, Ricky Ponting has made some big statements for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, noting their contributions to the game. Moreover, Ponting has backed both of them to perform well in the remainder of the series.
Ricky Ponting has spent a lot of time watching Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma perform for the Indian team. He even said a number of times that these two players have carried the game for more than a decade. With Kohli and Rohit failing to perform in the first ODI match, they received a lot of criticism
However, Ponting remained optimistic with their performances, as he said, "I say it all the time, you never write off champion players. These two have been among the very best, and I've said before that I consider Virat the greatest 50-over player I've ever seen. You don't write them off.”
With this Ponting has said that writing Virat and Rohit off with their performances from the first game would be useless. Since both of them have given so much to the game, the Australian legends know that fans would watch them perform well in the remaining two games of the series.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are currently having their last tour of Australia. Since it is uncertain whether they will play after the 2027 World Cup or not, both of them will want to make their last Australia tour memorable. However, the first game didn't go as expected, as Virat Kohli got out for a duck and Rohit registered just 8 runs.
Rohit Sharma in Australia:
This shows that Rohit Sharma has scored 50+ runs 9 times in the 31 innings he played in Australia. It means that once every 3-4 innings, he will be able to register a big knock in Australia. With the India tour of Australia still having two more ODIs left, to see his Daddy Hundreds era back.
And Virat Kohli should definitely not be underestimated when he is in Australia. Even Ricky Ponting has claimed him to be the greatest ODI batsman of all time, considering his records in this format. In the first ODI, Virat Kohli recorded his first-ever duck in Australia across all formats of the game. This shows his supremacy when he plays in Australia.
Virat Kohli in Australia:
King Kohli has registered 11 50+ scores in the 30 innings he has played here in the ODI format. With Kohli returning to the Adelaide Oval, fans are in high hopes that he will smash yet another ton and extend his dominance in the country. Virat Kohli also has several records that he is likely to break in the second ODI.
The second ODI match of the India tour of Australia will be played at the Adelaide Oval. This could be called Virat Kohli’s favourite ground whenever he is in Australia. It should be noted that Kohli has registered centuries in the last two ODI games that
He played against Pakistan in the 2015 World Cup, where he ended up with a ton. Next, he played at this ground in 2019 in a bilateral series against Australia, where he scored yet another century. With Kohli returning to the Adelaide Oval, he has a chance to become a batsman to have scored a hat-trick of tons at the same ground and also in the same format.
to know that Virat Kohli is India's highest run scorer at the Adelaide Oval. He has scored 975 runs in 12 matches across all formats at this venue, with 5 centuries and 4 half-centuries. Moreover, he started his Test captaincy at this venue, registering dual hundreds in the same game.
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