New Delhi. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India is ready for the Asia Cup. Rohit and chief selector Ajit Agarkar mentioned the strengths and weaknesses of each player after the team announcement. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who are recovering from injury, have got a place in the team. However, wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson did not make it to the 17-man squad. He is placed next to the reserve player. Meanwhile, a statement of Rohit is becoming very viral. Talking about the Asia Cup, a total of 6 teams are participating in the tournament. These matches will be played from August 30 to September 17. An exciting match between India and Pakistan is going to take place on September 2.
During a media interaction, when Rohit Sharma was asked that every player’s position is pre-decided, after which the player is prepared accordingly. But recently there has been a lot of changes in the team especially in number-4. On that captain Rohit said that he will play there instead of the opener. Number-3 will also land in his place. KL Rahul was coming in at number-5, he will play at that number. Hardik Pandya plays at number-6 and Ravindra Jadeja at number-7.
Did not open with batsman number 8
Rohit Sharma said that if number-4 and number-5 ever move up and down, it will not matter. A team needs to have this flexibility. When we came into the team, we youngsters also batted at all numbers. He said we are not sending the opener at number 8 or sending the opener at number 8. We don’t do this crazy thing.
“Ye Pagalpanti Nahi Karte Hum”
Rohit Sharma was burning in PC😂🔥pic.twitter.com/46qtwHFwhC
— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) August 21, 2023
Question about number-4
Who should be given a chance at number-4 in Team India is a topic of much debate. In the 2019 World Cup, Vijay Shankar was picked at the last moment to replace Ambati Rayudu in the squad. Vijay could not do anything special in the World Cup and Team India suffered defeat. In the last World Cup, the team was eliminated in the semi-finals. Shreyas Iyer has been doing well at No.4 for some time now, but is now coming back from injury. Suryakumar Yadav was sent in at No.4 in the ODI series against West Indies, but he failed miserably.
India squad for Asia Cup announced, 17 players get place, see who is in and who is out
Chahal was knocked out by Akshar’s batting
On the question of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal not being included in the team, Rohit Sharma said that Kuldeep Yadav and Chahal are the same bowler. Akshar Patel also bats well in the lower order. We need a player at number 8-9 who can also bat a bit. For this reason Akshar was given a chance. Rohit said that it is not as if the team’s doors are closed for any player. All options are open. The names of Washington Sundar and R Ashwin were also discussed, but we can only keep 17 players in the squad.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Rohit Sharma, Team India, Yuzvendra Chahal
First published: August 21, 2023, 18:01 IST