Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has been named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2019.

Starc has played only one ODI in India. But in his seven other appearances against the Men in Blue, he holds a strong record against the top three.

The former captain singled out Rohit for special praise while discussing the Indian team's impressive performances in recent times.

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan have shared six 100-run stands against Australia

Here are some of the key players battle we are going to witness during India vs Australia three-match ODI series:

The two nations will play five T20Is starting January 24 and three ODIs from February 2 onwards before the tour heads towards the final fixture - the two-match Test series.

  During a net session in Mumbai, Rohit was seen alongside by physio Nitin Patel after being hit on his right thumb

Dhawan scored 52 runs en route to India's 201 for six and following the knock, the left-handed batsman revealed that the three in competition for India's opening slot for World T20 is "beautiful".

Ajinkya Rahane on Thursday shared a photo of his wife Radhika Dhopavkar, Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh from their dinner outing.

Rohit Sharma is confident of replicating MS Dhoni's role in the shortest format of the game.

KL Rahul emphasized on his equation with the other two openers of Indian team - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.

Now with no Rohit for the T20I series, Kohli has the opportunity to consolidate his position atop in the list.

Mumbai lost to Railways first by 10 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium and were then thrashed by domestic heavyweights Karnataka at the Bandra Kurla Complex ground by five wickets on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma will travel as a Test opener for the first time when the side tours New Zealand later this month.

Rohit Sharma has said that it is time to lift 'a few World Cups' with Team India after the side consistently missed their chances by short margins in ICC tournaments.

For the Rohit, who capped off 2019 as the highest run-getter in ODI cricket, success in recent years has come through building a shield around him to "shut the noise down".

Both Kohli and Rohit wrapped up 2019 as joint-toppers of the T20I run-getters' list with 2633 runs each

Rohit Sharma accompanied by his wife Ritika met Kamlesh Patel also known as Daaji, the guide of Heartfulness, understood how Heartfulness meditation system works and undertook a meditation session from Daaji.

Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on Monday shared adorable pictures of her daughter Samaira on the occasion of her first birthday.

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