Australia’s rising star Cooper Connolly dubbed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as 'world-class players' and expressed excitement about sharing the field with the Indian stalwarts again while recalling the last time he played a game against the two stars.

The 22-year-old all-rounder has been named in Australia’s ODI squad for their home series against India, starting from October 19 in Perth, and might get a chance to share the field with the senior Indian players again.

Connolly shared the field with Kohli and Rohit during the two teams’ Champions Trophy semi-final clash this year in March. He was a part of Australia’s XI and opened the batting for them but was dismissed for a nine-ball duck.

Cooper Connolly on playing Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

"It’s exciting, they’re two world-class p

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