Team India captain Shubman Gill wants veteran duo Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to step up in the upcoming three-match ODI series in Australia, which starts in Perth on December 19 as well. While backing them to play their natural game, Gill said that the experience of the two players will surely come in handy for the team as well.

Speaking in the post-match show, Shubman Gill said (via JioHotstar): “(On RoKo) – Expectations, I mean… They are someone who’s won many matches for us in the past, and they’ve been playing for India in the past 10-15 years, and winning matches for us. The experience they bring to the table is something every captain or every team wants, and that’s what we’re looking forward to. We just want them to go out there and do their thing, do their magic.”

“(On IND vs AUS series) – I think we’ve been playing one of the best ODI cricket in the past 2-3 years, and nothing changes for us. I think it’s more or less the same team that we are playing. So, very excited to go out there and play in Australia,” he further added.

Shubman Gill further shared about his adaptability across three formats ahead of the ODI series in Australia as well.

“(On captaincy) From Asia Cup to here, it was a very good turnaround. Especially, it’s the first time we finished the Asia Cup, and in two or three days, we were playing a Test match that was new for me. But I think going back to the basics of a particular format, there’s something that I think works for me, and whenever you’re switching formats, like what are the base of that format, is something that I go back to, and I think that works for me,” he concluded.