Ahead of the primary ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, India skipper Rohit Sharma made it clear that he’ll open alongside Shubman Gill and never Kishan, who scored a double hundred in his final innings within the 50-over format.
“Think fair would have been to give chance to a man who scored a double hundred in India’s last ODI, and in a series where India lost two games and the series.
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— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) 1673273395000
“Have on a regular basis on this planet for Gill, however no method you drop a participant for scoring a double ton,” Prasad said in a series of tweets.
Prasad, who played 33 Tests and 161 ODIs for India, also feels that mediocrity is being preferred over “x-factor” in the current setup.
“There is a motive we now have underperformed in Limited overs cricket. Constant chopping altering and a man who does brilliantly and is an X issue is dropped and mediocrity retained.
In Eng, Pant scored 100 within the closing ODI and helped India win the collection. However primarily based on T20 type was dropp… https://t.co/DL1icvfUsU
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) 1673273966000
“In Eng, Pant scored a hundred in the final ODI and helped India win the series. However based on T20 form was dropped from ODI team. KL Rahul on the other hand barring a couple of innings has failed consistently but retains his place. Performance is not the foremost parameter. Sad,” the 53-year-old added.
Rahul would be the designated wicketkeeper within the taking part in eleven. World’s primary T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav is prone to sit out of first ODI with Shreyas Iyer being the popular selection.
India final gained a serious event again in 2013.