Ishant expects 'bowler's captain' Rahane to fill India's Kohli void


  • Cricket
  • Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - New Zealand v India - Second Test - Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand - March 1, 2020 India's Ajinkya Rahane in action REUTERS/Martin Hunter

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ajinkya Rahane is a "bowler's captain" whose calm leadership will come in handy in India's bid to bounce back in the four-test series against Australia, seamer Ishant Sharma said.

Regular skipper Virat Kohli left Australia to attend the birth of his first child after India's eight-wicket humiliation in the series-opener in Adelaide inside three days.

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