India’s premier white-ball batsman Rohit Sharma will miss the upcoming limited-overs series in Australia and David Warner admitted that the veteran’s absence is a big loss for the tourists but insisted that they have great talent and depth in Indian cricket to fill the bis shoes.
Indian cricket team is currently in Australia to play three ODIs starting on 27th of November and followed by as many as T20Is and then four-match Test series amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Well, Rohit isn’t part of India’s white-ball leg of the Australia tour as he is currently undergoing rehabilitation at NCA in Bengaluru for the hamstring injury sustained in the recently concluded IPL 2020. The right-hander will travel to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy next month.
Warner said: “He’s a big piece of their team they’re going to be missing, but they’ve got great in-form guys, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank [Agarwal]. These guys played in the IPL, so you’ve got guys in good touch and great talent and depth in Indian cricket to take that position of Rohit.”
The Aussie signed off by saying, “He’s a big hole in their team up the top, but you’ve got guys who can replace him who are in form that will do a good enough job, if not better, as we saw in India.”
Noteworthy, Indian skipper Virat Kohli will also play just one Test of the four-match Test series against Australia and will then head back India on paternity leave following the first Day-Night Day Test on 17th of December in Adelaide Oval.
(With ESPNcricinfo Inputs)
