With India preparing to take on Australia in the second ODI at the historic Adelaide Oval on Thursday, the focus is again on two Indian crusaders, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Kohli has been able to play in a fortress, and Rohit comes in search of redemption and rhythm in what may be a pivotal phase in his rich career.
To Kohli, Adelaide is his second home. The former India captain has been a great success in this ground with a total of 975 runs in the 12 international matches on this ground, the highest of any Indian. The love story with Adelaide that Kohli has has remained his consistent and classy trait since his memorable century in the 2014 Test to his fluent ODI knocks. It is through his characteristics of coming out strong in such pressure that this very venue is now associated with his dominance, and fans would wish that he would deliver another masterclass as India endeavours to take the upper hand in the series.
The case of Rohit Sharma is, nonetheless, the opposite. After the break in global cricket, the “Hitman” performed badly during the first ODI match at Perth as he could only get 8 runs on 14 balls. There was something wrong with his timing, and the smooth play with strokes that used to terrify bowlers appeared absent. The figures of Rohit at Adelaide only compound the problem, in that in 15 innings in all formats, he has made 287 runs with an average of only 19.13, including six ODIs with a top score of 43.
With the series suspended between two worlds, Kohli, with his sublime body and Rohit, in search to find his missing touch, prepare a captivating tale. Encouragingly, the Indian cricket team has long been the stage of emotions at Adelaide, and it is only this time that it will show who flies and who faces down in the lights.
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