Perth: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s return to international cricket after more than seven months turned out to be disastrous – not only for the ageing superstars but for Team India as well.

Rohit and Virat, who now play only ODIs, were dismissed for 8 and 0, respectively, as the men in blue lost the rain-curtailed first ODI against Australia by 7 wickets at Perth Stadium on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT

Asked to bat first after Mitchell Marsh won the toss, India were slow off the blocks on a bouncy pitch. Soon, they started losing wickets – Rohit edged Josh Hazlewood to slip in the fourth over, Kohli failed to open his account in seven balls before driving in the air to be snapped up at backward point off Mitchell Starc. And in the ninth over, Shubman Gill, making his debut as full-time ODI s

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