Rahul, Axar, Nitish take India to 136/9 against Australia at Perth in rain-hit first ODI

Perth [Australia], October 19 (ANI): Valuable contributions from KL Rahul, Axar Patel and Nitish Kumar Reddy took India to a modest 136/9 in a rain-curtailed 26-over-per-side first ODI against Australia at Perth on Sunday.

While an underwhelming show by top-order, Rohit Sharma (8), Shubman Gill (10), Virat Kohli (0) and Shreyas Iyer (11) put India in trouble at 45/4, it was KL (38 in 31 balls, with two fours and