The 22-year-old all-rounder has been named in Australia\u2019s ODI squad for their home series against India, starting from October 19 in Perth, and might get a chance to share the field with the senior Indian players again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Connolly shared the field with Kohli and Rohit during the two teams\u2019 Champions Trophy semi-final clash this year in March. He was a part of Australia\u2019s XI and opened the batting for them but was dismissed for a nine-ball duck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It\u2019s exciting, they\u2019re two world-class players. I\u2019ve played them both before, and there\u2019s a bit of aura about them. You just think, \u2018these guys have played a lot of cricket\u2019 and they have got that strut about them,\u201d Connolly told The West Australian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey own this game, pretty much. It\u2019s exciting; there will be a lot of fans here to watch those two go about it pretty much and we\u2019re excited to play some good cricket. They\u2019re bringing over a pretty strong squad, but hopefully we can win the series. It would be an honour. I\u2019ve obviously looked up to Virat, he\u2019s a nice player. I haven\u2019t had much communication with him, but it\u2019d be an honour to share the field one last time with him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli\u2019s last game in Australia was the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which was also the last red-ball international game of his career before he announced his retirement from the format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey own this game, pretty much. It\u2019s exciting; there will be a lot of fans here to watch those two go about it pretty much and we\u2019re excited to play some good cricket. They\u2019re bringing over a pretty strong squad, but hopefully we can win the series. It would be an honour. I\u2019ve obviously looked up to Virat, he\u2019s a nice player. I haven\u2019t had much communication with him, but it\u2019d be an honour to share the field one last time with him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With Australia preparing to host India for three ODIs, followed by five T20Is, the seasoned duo of \u201cRoKo\u201d will finally be back in play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n