Latest Cricket News: India’s squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia was announced earlier today. The enthralling India – Australia series is set to occur in India with the series opener scheduled on September 22. The BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed a press conference to announce two different squads for the exact series – one for the first two fixtures and one for the third fixture.

The likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Hardik Pandya were not named in India’s lineup for the first two games of the home series. The three senior team members, who played substantial roles in India’s success in India’s Asia Cup 2023 success, are given a brief rest by the selectors. Sharma, Kohli, and Pandya, moreover, are bound to return in action during the third and final ODI of the series.

Latest Cricket News: ‘Rohit Sharma Is Captain’s Nightmare’ Kohli to Ashwin

Meanwhile, ace India spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin revealed a secret dressing room chat with Virat Kohli in his recent YouTube video. The discussion disclosed by Ashwin occurred a few years back when Ashwin and Kohli were watching Rohit Sharma bat. The Tamil Nadu spinner unveiled that Virat Kohli hailed Sharma as a nightmare for the opposition team’s captain amid death overs.

“5-6 years back, Virat Kohli and I had a discussion while Rohit Sharma was batting. I don’t remember which match it was. Seeing Rohit bat, I was thinking, ‘Where do you even bowl to him?’ If Rohit is set after 15-20 overs, you would not know where to bowl to him,” Ravi Ashwin said

“Virat asked me ‘Do you know who is a captain’s nightmare during the death overs?’. I said ‘Is it MS Dhoni?’. Virat was like ‘No, it is Rohit.’ When I asked him ‘Why?’, he said ‘You will not know where to bowl.’” Ashwin disclosed on his YouTube channel

Ravi Ashwin, who was originally not named in India’s World Cup 2023 squad, is now been added to the list as a reserve player. Moreover, Ashwin is part of India’s lineup for all three matches of the three-match ODI series against Australia.