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Silly to write off champion players: Hussey on Rohit, Virat
The Statesman
|November 12, 2024
Former Australia cricketer Mike Hussey has backed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to be in good form in the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, adding that the silliest thing one can do is to write off champion sportspersons.
India will reach Australia for the marquee Test series on the back of a disappointing 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand at home, with the poor form of Rohit and Virat being amongst the main points of concern for the visitors.
Rohit and Virat managed to score only 91 and 93 runs respectively, in India's unprecedented 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand at home earlier this month.
This story is from the November 12, 2024 edition of The Statesman.
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