Indian cricket group captain Rohit Sharma hinted at India’s possible taking part in eleven in opposition to West Indies within the first Test match on Tuesday, July 11. While talking in a pre-match convention, Rohit unveiled a lot-modified India’s top order and likewise revealed lengthy-time period options on the top order.
India return to Test cricket after their embarrassing 209-run defeat to Australia in ICC World Test Championship remaining final month. The veteran batter and common no.3 Cheteshwar Pujara is dropped from the group whereas opener KL Rahul misses attributable to harm. In their absence, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad have earned their maiden Test name-ups, and the previous is about to open an innings within the first Test at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica beginning on July 12.
Rohit revealed that Shubman Gill, who opened an innings within the WTC remaining and India’s final three Test matches, will bat at no.3 in Pujara’s place. Indian skipper added that Gill himself approached head coach Rahul Dravid to play within the vacant no.3 place as he has beforehand batted in that slot in home cricket.
“As far as batting order is concerned, Gill will bat at No.3 as he himself wants to play at that slot. He himself went up to Rahul bhai (coach Dravid) and requested that since he has played all his cricket at No.3 and 4, he feels he could contribute more for the team in that slot,” Rohit mentioned on the eve of the primary Test in Dominica.
Rohit additionally added that India will go together with a left-right mixture on the top so Yashasvi will be opening an innings with him. He highlighted that Indian administration was trying for a lengthy-time period answer for a left-hander on the top and Yashasvi will have a probability to make that slot of his personal.
“For us, it’s a good thing that we will have a left-right combination at the top. Hopefully, this will be a long-term solution as we were desperate for a left-hander at the top. Hope he (Jaiswal) can make that spot his own,” Rohit added.
India’s possible taking part in XI for the primary Test: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar
