Harbhajan Singh advises Michael Clarke to come out of retirement

The ongoing ODI series between India and Australia is slowly turning to be a lopsided one. After winning the first two games, India looked favorites to win the third one which is being played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. After winning the toss, Steve Smith decided to bat first in a do-or-die clash for his side.

Finch leads Australian fightback

The returning Aaron Finch had a great partnership with David Warner which set the tone for the visitors. Steven Smith carried the good work and added 154 runs with Finch, who scored his 8th ODI ton. At 224 for 1 in the 38th over, Australia looked set to amass a score in excess of 330 before the Indian bowlers struck in the slog over to peg back the visitors.

Another Aussie collapse

In the end, Australia could manage to score just 69 runs in the last 12 overs to finish at 293 for 6 in 50 overs. They would be disappointed to end up under-300 because of the position they were in at one stage. Former skipper Michael Clarke, who is a part of the commentary panel for this limited overs series, tweeted that Australia are 40 runs short. Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was quick to reply to the former captain, saying that he must come back from retirement in a bid to help the struggling Australian batting.

3rd ODI IND vs AUS. Aussies look to be about 40 short. https://t.co/JCUXyzA1vZ

— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) September 24, 2017

Mate u need to come out of your retirement and start playing again I think.Era of Aussies producing top batsmans is over I feel.No quality https://t.co/kGcovxfJWR

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 24, 2017

Australia has had a terrible time in ODIs played away from home, losing 10 games on the bounce. If they lose the ongoing game in Indore, the streak will extend to 11. One of the reasons for the dismal away ODI performance is the over-reliance on the likes of Smith and Warner. They need to find a way to arrest the slide and bat more sensibly in the remainder of the series.

With two more ODIs to go, and a T20 series to follow, Australia has a lot of time in the series to make amends.