India Tour of Australia 2019: The Combined ODI XI

Middle Order

# 3 Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli stepped up at the right time to level the series for India

After being dismissed for a single digit score in the 1st ODI, the Indian skipper stepped up at the crucial time and scored a scintillating ton in the 2nd ODI to keep India's hopes of creating history by winning a bilateral ODI series Down Under for the first time ever.

Though he looked settled to take the game till the end again in the 3rd ODI as well he was trapped once again by Jhye Richardson for 46.

The Indian skipper ended the series with 153 runs at an average of 51 and strike rate of 84.07.

# 4 Peter Handscomb

Peter Handscomb played a match-winning knock in the first ODI

Handscomb played a vital role in Australia's win in the first ODI. Banking on the partnership of Marsh and Khawaza, Handscomb and Stoinis provided the much-needed impetus at the back end of the innings by adding a quick-fire 68 runs. Handscomb scored 73 off 61 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes.

Though he couldn't quite replicate his first ODI heroics in the 2nd ODI, he came back strong in the series decider at MCG. His 63-ball-58 helped Australia post a decent total of 230 on the board.

Thus the 27-year-old ended an impressive series scoring a total of 151 runs at an impressive average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 103.42.

#5 MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni showed that he has still got it in him

Entering 2019 on the back of the poor form, the former India captain managed to score his first fifty after more than a year. Though he helped India rebuild the innings with the help of Rohit Sharma, his slow-paced innings of 96-ball-51 drew a lot of flak for not complementing the centurion Rohit at the other end.

The 37-year-old answered the critics in some style by scoring run-a-ball fifty to win the game for India along with Kohli in the 2nd game and followed it up with a match-winning 114-ball-87 to win the historic series for India.

Dhoni showed the glimpses of his former best in this series and ended it with 193 runs having been dismissed only once and a well deserved Man Of the Series award.