#IndiaInAustralia: SCG awards Kohli, Shastri with honorary membership
What's the story
Team India skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri were honored by the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) ahead of the first ODI match between Australia and India. Kohli and Shastri received the honorary life membership for their contribution to the game and the ground's history. Notably, India lost the first ODI against Australia by 34 runs.
Twitter Post
Big moment for the duo
#howgood 👉 Read more below on @RaviShastriOfc and @imVkohli accepting honorary membership to the @scg🏏https://t.co/dxIWfLSB8E pic.twitter.com/VEgCLKattm
— Sydney Cricket Ground (@scg) January 11, 2019
Honorary membership
Kohli, Shastri join these two cricket legends
The duo joined cricket legends, Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, who were granted the honorary membership earlier. Under Kohli's captaincy and Shastri's management, India won their first ever Test series on Australian soil. India clinched the four-match series by a 2-1 margin. The final Test at the SCG ended in a draw. SCG Chairman Tony Shepherd congratulated India for their victory.
Praise
'Test cricket is well served having both'
"The SCG congratulates Team India for securing its first Test series win on Australian soil," Shepherd was quoted by the official website of the SCG. He praised the two for playing a significant role in Test cricket. He added, "Virat and Ravi have been at the forefront of that and Test cricket is well served having both placing such significance on the five-day format."
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Shastri humbled to have received the honor
Great honour and very humbling to get the honorary life membership of the @scg along with @imVkohli #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/RDIDOxG655
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) January 11, 2019
ODI
Australia defeat India by 34 runs
Australia defeated India and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Batting first, Australia managed to post a total of 288/5. India had a disastrous start and were reeling at 4/3 before Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni tried to build the innings. Rohit Sharma scored 133 for India, but that wasn't enough in the end.