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#4 Team India "keen to make a mark" Down Under, says Rohit Sharma

The current Australian side is reeling in the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner who were banned for ball-tampering earlier this year. Since then, the side has been performing at quite dismal levels, and it has not escaped the notice of an excited Team India, who may have sensed their best opportunity till date, to reap big rewards in the elusive lands.

The full fledged series will include 10 games - 3 T20Is, 4 Tests and 3 ODIs, in that order, and for the first time since the South African series in January and February, Rohit Sharma having made it to the T20 and Test squad, is likely to make it into all three squads.

India has not won a Test series in Australia so far, and for Rohit, a better chance would not have come by for the contingent to change its fortunes. It was on Saturday that South Africa became the first ever visiting team to take home both the ODI and T20I series from the Aussies, in the same tour.

"It's the one place that we want to leave our mark and do well as a unit. The last time we played Test series here, there were a few close games being played, though we didn't win any. We want to make it count this time around. There's a real good feeling inside the group in all three formats – the motivation of the team is to just try and seize all the moments and win tournaments," the limited-overs' deputy skipper said while speaking to cricket.com.au.

The first match of the series will be the first T20I at the Gabba in Brisbane, on November 21st, 2018.