The Australian ODI captain, Mitchell Marsh, welcomed the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma with a wink and a nudge ahead of the three-match ODI series starting on Saturday, 19th October. He praised the greats as box-office draws and then half-joked that the Aussie fans should “witness two of the greats” without them going berserk with the bat.
Speaking to the media on the eve of the series, Marsh called them “legends of the game,” singled out Kohli as the greatest chaser in white-ball cricket, and linked their presence to surging cricket sales across venues.
While speaking about the presence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma during the series, Marsh said, “I had the privilege of playing against them quite a lot through the journey. They are obviously legends of the game. Virat, especially in this white-ball format, is the greatest chaser ever. I think you can see why the ticket sales are so high and why a lot of people are coming to watch them. And if it is their last time on Australian soil, I hope they enjoy it, and I hope people can witness, not too much great cricket from them, but witness two of the greats playing in Australia.”
The three-match ODI series brings Kohli and Rohit back in Indian colours for the first time since the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand. Australia expect packed houses as the India duo headline the bilateral affair.
