Rohit Sharma was all praise for emerging all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer after IND vs NZ 2021 T20Is

Indian T20I captain Rohit Sharma heaped admiration on young all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer. He praised Iyer’s poise, clarity of approach, and adaptability, calling him a “really bright prospect.”

India completed a dominating clean sweep over a depleted New Zealand side with a 73-run victory in Kolkata on Sunday, according to Rohit Sharma. Venkatesh Iyer, who appeared in all three games of his first series, steadily improved with the bat while also bowling three overs in the final match.

“The plan is to keep him in the mix as much as we can. At the same time, we need to give him a role of where to bat. He doesn’t usually bat in this role; for his franchise he bats up the order and it’s going to be tough for him to bat up the order so we’ve given him a role to bat at probably 5, 6,7 in the lower-middle order. See he can do the job for us. Today he looked quite composed for whatever time he was in there. He was clear in his mindset and had a good approach for whatever he wanted to do. You saw his bowling skills. He looks a very bright prospect for us.” Rohit Sharma said

Venkatesh Iyer

Venkatesh Iyer’s delicate yet precise medium-pacer may “do the job” for India, Rohit Sharma said. He did agree, though, that the 26-year-old is still in the early stages of his career and needs to be evaluated further.

“Clearly he’s got the skills. In terms of his bowling skills as well he can get the job done for us. It’s about giving him that confidence, making him play as much as he can and seeing if he can deliver for us. It’s still early days. He’s played only three games and has not much of an opportunity to make an impact. But going forward we’ll definitely keep an eye on him.” The skipper added

Venkatesh Iyer scored 36 runs in three games while usually batting in the middle order. In Kolkata, he played a solid cameo of 20 (15) to help India recover from four quick wickets.

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