MELBOURNE: India’s cricketers are being hailed a once-in-a-generation side as the World Cup looms, capping off a “perfect finish” to their historic Australia tour with a maiden one-day international bilateral series victory. The Test victory was India’s first in 71 years of trying in Australia, a crowning achievement burnished by another historic first as the visitors clinched the ODI series 2-1 in Melbourne on Friday. Captain Virat Kohli, riding on a high, is already looking ahead to the World Cup in May, confident his men have hit their stride as the coveted ODI cup looms. “We are feeling confident and balanced as a side with the World Cup in mind,” the skipper said. The 50-over World Cup begins in England on May 30.

Source: Pakistan Today January 19, 2019 10:46 UTC