Rohit Sharma admits India bowling a concern despite T20 series win over Australia

India completed a hard-fought T20 series win over Australia in Hyderabad on Sunday but continued to be plagued by poor bowling at the death – an issue that started during the Asia Cup in the UAE and continued at home.

Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli struck half centuries as India beat world champions Australia by six wickets in the third and final T20 for a 2-1 series triumph.

India had lost openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul cheaply in the powerplay, but Yadav and Kohli put on a century stand as they chased their target of 187, and Hardik Pandya hit the winning runs with a ball to spare.

But the Indians' bowling remains a concern. The returning Jasprit Bumrah was smashed for 50 runs in his four overs, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-39 from three overs) had another off day with the ball.

The experienced Kumar has been particularly expensive of late. He conceded 21 runs in the 18th over in the series-decider on Sunday, with Tim David hitting him for two sixes and a four.

Before that in the Asia Cup, Kumar gave away 19 runs in the penultimate over defending 182 against Pakistan in a must-win match. He leaked 14 runs in the 19th over against Sri Lanka the next game. Against Australia in the first T20, he was blasted for 15 and 16 runs in his last two overs at the death as the Aussies chased down 209.

The other seamer in the side who is seen as a death overs specialist – Harshal Patel – has also been expensive on his return from injury.

At the previous T20 World Cup in the UAE, India's timid approach to batting was blamed for their unceremonious exit from the tournament. While they have fixed that, thanks to attacking batting from Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav and Pandya, their bowling has fallen off a cliff.

While captain Rohit