India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has said there is no sign of rustiness in senior batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who got off the Australian tour on a low note in the first ODI at Perth. Both Rohit and Kohli, who are not part of the Test and T20Is teams, are featuring in their first series since announcing their retirement from other two formats.

Having not played any competitive cricket since the IPL , there have been doubts as to whether Rohit and Kohli will be able to find form by just playing one format. After the Perth ODI, the questions got louder and on the eve of the second match in Adelaide, Kotak was asked if the two experienced stalwarts were rusty coming into the series. “I don’t think so,” Kotak replied when asked about rustiness. “They played IPL. The preparation

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