The highly anticipated return of India's favourite sons - Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli - ended up being an absolute anti-climax, but what left fans even more outraged was how India's target was reduced by 5 runs to give Australia the advantage in the 1st ODI at Perth on Sunday.

After being asked to bat first, India's batting innings was stopped four times, with the game eventually being reduced to 26 overs per side. During the interruptions, Australia played it smart by bowling out their main fast-bowlers in Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, keeping in mind any additional stoppages in play.

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India already suffered early blows with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli not making much of a contribution with the bat, and the constant stoppages in play di

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