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IND vs AUS: Why Kohli will miss Rohit Sharma in limited-overs cricket?

If Kohli is the chief architect of India's successful run chases then Rohit can be seen as his best assistant, given the latter is second in the list of top run-scorers' successful chases since 2013

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File photo: In the list of leading run-getters since January, 2013, Rohit Sharma is at second position with 7137 runs at an average of 59.47, behind Virat Kolhi (7981).

Anish Kumar New Delhi
The much-awaited bilateral series between India and Australia will kickstart this weekend when the Virat Kohli-led side begins its campaign with limited-overs series. Notably, this will be the first international cricket series after the Covid-19 pandemic that will see spectators in the stadium. Earlier, when England hosted West Indies, Ireland, and Pakistan during English summer, crowds were not allowed in the stadiums.

In times of Covid-19, the Indian cricket team will play limited-overs cricket without the services of its vice-captain and charismatic opener Rohit Sharma, who is suffering from a hamstring injury. Rohit was not named for ODIs and T20Is,

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