With all other things on the outside, India will have their work cut out: Pollard

Pollard on Saturday said India will have their task cut out in the ODI series against the visitors as they are coming off a 0-3 whitewash in South Africa and "all the other things on the outside". By "all other things on the outside", Pollard appeared to refer to the controversy around Indian captaincy after Virat Kohli's departure from the top job in all three formats.

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"As you mentioned they (India) didn't do too well in South Africa, and with all the other things on the outside, they will have their work cut out," Pollard said on the eve of the first ODI here. "But as I stated earlier for us, it is about focusing on what we can do, they will have their challenges, we will have our challenges. "The good thing is that when we start the game tomorrow, there is no advantage or disadvantage. We start on a level-playing field and whoever plays better cricket on the day will come out on the top," added the 34-year-old all-rounder.

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Having played under Rohit Sharma in the Indian Premier League, Pollard said that India's new white-ball skipper knows how to lead.