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"Overview Rohit Sharma became the oldest Indian player to win the Player of the Series award in ODIs, while Virat Kohli scored 73 in the third ODI against Australia Shane Watson spoke highly of the two and felt the Indian team would be stronger with their presence The 2-time ODI World Cup winner backed the duo to play the ODI World Cup 2027, which could be their last Advertisment Rohit Sharma became the oldest Indian player to win the Player of the Series award in ODIs, while Virat Kohli scored 73 in the third ODI against Australia. Shane Watson spoke highly of the two and felt the Indian team would be stronger with their presence. "There's no doubt that the Indian team is better with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in their One Day team, especially leading up to going to South Africa in the 2027 World Cup. The Indian team is definitely better with those two in the ODI team," Watson said to Star Sports. Also Read: All ODI series India is scheduled to play after Australia tour till March 2027 "I wanted to do things in my own way and my own terms," Rohit Sharma on his preparation for the ODI series against Australia The 2-time ODI World Cup winner backed the duo to play the ODI World Cup 2027, which could be their last. In the series against Australia, Rohit performed well in the second and third ODIs, while Virat returned to form with his knock in the third ODI. In a video made by BCCI, Rohit opened up on his time away from cricket. He claimed that it was the first instance of his not playing cricket at all for a period of 4-5 months. Sharma claimed that he utilized the time for his good and worked on things on his terms. Also Check: Ajinkya Rahane feels India needed him against Australia in BGT 2024/25 "Since the time I had started playing, I never had 4 to 5 months to prepare for a series so I had so I wanted to utilise that, I wanted to do things in my own way and my own terms and that actually worked out pretty well for me and understanding what I need to do for the rest of my career, it was important to utilise that time," Rohit said as revealed by BCCI's video."
