It hasn’t been an auspicious start for India in Australia as their top three batters disappointed, including stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, with Shubman Gill also registering a low score on ODI captaincy debut. Put in to bat first under overcast conditions, India were wobbling with Australia’s new ball bowlers making early inroads and reducing the world’s top-ranked ODI side to 37/3 in 11.5 overs before rain stopped the proceedings at the Perth Stadium.

Rohit and Kohli copped criticism on social media, but captain Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir are also facing the heat for their decision to promote Axar Patel ahead of KL Rahul in the batting order. After Gill’s exit, Axar walked in to bat at No. 5 to join Shreyas Iyer, a decision that infuriated former India cricketer and sel

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