Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made their return to the Indian ODI side in Perth, but both experienced disappointing outings. Kohli was dismissed for a duck, caught by Cooper Connolly off Mitchell Starc, while Sharma's 500th international match ended with him scoring just eight runs, caught by Matthew Renshaw off Josh Hazlewood.
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