New Delhi : Former England cricketer Monty Panesar believes that India’s ongoing three-match ODI series against Australia is crucial for veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and said that the duo’s white-ball career depends on the remaining two games.

The duo, who returned to international cricket on Sunday for the first time since March 2025, were expected to fire with the bat but couldn’t rise to the occasion. In the first ODI against Australia, Rohit was the first to be dismissed, scoring a 14-ball eight, before Kohli departed, scoring an eight-ball duck.

Panesar, speaking to IANS, stated that the top-order batters’ ODI future depends on how they perform in the remaining two games on Thursday and Saturday.

“Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma didn't perform so well, and this is a big seri

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