Rohit Sharma said that players who scored runs last year are being given chances.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma believes the inclusion of a left-handed batsman in the top-six batting line-up will add variety but admits he is unwilling to change some of his in-form batsmen just for the sake of it. India clinched the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with a four-wicket win in the low-scoring second ODI here on Thursday but the line-up is guessing with only right-handed batsmen in the top six. .
Ishan Kishan, the fastest double ton in ODIs, was benched as the team management wanted to give Shubman Gill more chances to show consistency in 2022. Rohit said, “It is good to have a left-handed batsman in the top order but the players who are being given a chance have scored a lot of runs in the last one year. Thus he did not hide the fact that Kishan would have to wait for his chance.
He said, “Ideally we would like to include a left-handed batsman but we know the level of our right-handers and we are quite comfortable with it at the moment. Rohit was all praise for KL Rahul, whose inclusion kept Suryakumar Yadav and Kishan out of the playing XI. Rahul’s unbeaten 64 off 103 balls was the turning point in the low-scoring match and the Indian skipper was pleased with it. He said, “It was a close match but such matches teach you a lot. KL has been batting at number five for a long time now, that gives you confidence that an experienced batsman is batting at number five.
