Australia batter Matthew Short feels if India’s current whit-ball tour of Australia will be the last time Virat Kohli plas cricket Down Under, it may not be that bad, given the love the batting star is getting in the country.

India had overwhelming support from a 42,423-strong crowd at the Optus Stadium in the first ODI of the white-ball series, most of whom had turned up to watch Rohit and Kohli return to action after more than seven months.

Having retired from other formats of the game, the former captains returned to national duty for the first time since winning the Champions Trophy on March 9. Following that triumph, they announced retirements from Tests while sticking to the ODI format, after also quitting T20Is post India’s World Cup win last year.

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