Royal Challengers Bangalore Leaves a Message to Australian Team Ahead of ODI Series!

Virat Kohli-led Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has left a message to the Australian team a day before they will fight India in the first ODI at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.

Sharing a video of Jasprit Bumrah and Navdeep Saini practicing in the nets, RCB said the Aussies will be up against some serious vigor. "Hello Aussies. You’ll be up against some serious vigor from India’s pace factory. Look after your toes, the #IPL isn’t far away 😅💪🏼✌🏼 #IndvsAus #PlayBold," RCB wrote on Instagram.

Shared on Monday, the post has gone down well with fans. “Saini is improving a lot, Bumrah is always a champ😍😘,” commented one Instagram user. “Boom boom bumrah 🔥,” wrote another.

Following the first ODI, the two sides will head to Rajkot  (January 17) and Bangalore (January 19) for the second and third ODIs respectively.

India squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia squad: Aaron Finch (C), David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (VC), Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa.

Also read: IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli Hints at Changes in his Batting Position!