'Everyone follows what he does...': Harbhajan Singh predicts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's performance in ODI series against Australia

Legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh reckons that the veteran batting duo Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will smash pile of runs in India's upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia, which is scheduled to start from October 19.

Harbhajan Singh for Virat Kohli's fitness

The batting duo Rohit and Virat are named in India's squad for the ODI series, and this will be their first assignment in the India jersey after the ICC Champions Trophy win last year. The duo will play under a new captain, Shubman Gill, who was announced as Rohit's sucessor to lead India in the 50-over format.

“Please don’t ask any questions about Virat’s fitness. When it comes to fitness, he’s a guru. Everyone follows what he does. There’s absolutely no concern about Virat Kohli’s fitness; he’s fit, probably fitter than many of those currently playing alongside him. In today’s international cricket, he’s arguably the fittest player out there. Now, I’m just looking forward to seeing Virat back in action,” Harbhajan said on JioHotstar’s ‘Amul Cricket Live’.

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Harbhajan Singh for Rohit and Virat's performance against Australia

Harbhajan said that he would love to see him featuring in ODIs for a while because of the batting maestro. The 2011 World Cup-winning spinner further stated that Kohli has announced early retirement from Tests. He believes that the modern-day great had our to five years left in him, not just to play, but to dominate. Kohli, who surprised everyone after announcing Test retirement before the England

“Fans have missed watching him, and personally, I’d love to see him continue playing the One-Day International format for a while longer because he still has so much to offer. When he retired from Test cricket,

"I genuinely felt he still had four to five years left in him, not just to play, but to dominate, because that’s the kind of batter he is. He’s now heading to Australia, his favourite place to bat, and I’m sure he’ll once again show his mettle there.

"We’ve seen him score tons of runs in those conditions before, and I believe he’ll do it again. The same goes for Rohit; I’m looking forward to both these legends scoring heavily for India and helping the team win matches,” Harbhajan said.

India's ODI squad against Australia

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.