For the third T20I against New Zealand, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has ruled out making too many changes in the lineup.
With one contest remaining in the three-match T20I series, the men in blue beat the Kiwis by seven wickets on Friday. With a dead rubber scheduled for Sunday in Kolkata, Rohit is eager to get more playing time for his present squad.
“It is a young team and the guys haven’t played a lot of games. It is important that the guys get time in the middle. Thus, It is early to think about changes in the next game. Whatever suits team India, we’ll do that. We need to make sure we look after the guys who are playing now. They haven’t played a lot either. For the guys who haven’t played, their time will come, there are a lot of T20s.” Rohit Sharma said
Rohit Sharma
After the T20 World Cup, the current team was given a clean slate under new T20I skipper Rohit Sharma. Harshal Patel was making his debut appearance in Ranchi, while all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer was making his second appearance.
Harshal, who is the captain of Haryana’s Ranji Trophy team, made an outstanding international debut. Thus, Harshal joined the team following a career-changing IPL performance. He continued his excellent form, returning with two wickets.
“Harshal has done it time and again, he is a very skillful bowler. Even in these conditions, he used the slower ball really well.” He said
After a strong start by the New Zealand openers, India restricted them to 153 runs.
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, India’s openers, then got their team off to a flying start. To set up the triumph, they contributed 117 runs for the first wicket. With two back-to-back hits, Rishabh Pant finally got India over the line.
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