Indian captain also says Gill will be given a ‘fair run chance’ on ODI side
As his T20I captain in India he said that as of today he has no plans to relinquish the T20I although there has been debate as to whether Hardik Pandya should replace him with Rohit Sharma. .
After the 2022 T20 World Cup, both Rohit and Virat Kohli missed his next two T20I series in India, New Zealand and at home to Sri Lanka. Rohit said he has more to do with the workload and may miss his series next T20I home against New Zealand.
“This is his 50+ World Cup year and it has been made clear in the past that it is not possible for some players to play in all formats,” Rohit said in his first match with Sri Lanka. said on the eve of his ODI. “When you look at the schedule, the games are continuous. So we looked at the workload of some players and wanted to give them a break. And I fall into that category too.
“We only have six T20Is, we only have three [against Sri Lanka] and three against New Zealand. but I certainly don’t.” I’ve decided to abandon the format. “
Rohit also revealed that in the pecking order he Shubman Gill surpasses him Ishan Kishan. In India’s final ODI, Kishan had the fastest 200 RBI in the format, but in the remaining eight innings of his career he had only 267 runs at an average of 33.37.
Gill, meanwhile, has been India’s top run-getter since his comeback last year, scoring 638 runs, an average of 70.88 and strikes his rate of 102.57.
“Both opening games went very well, but looking at how they both went, we’ve conceded a lot in the last few games, so it’s fair to give Gill a fair chance to concede.” “Ishan doesn’t take anything from him either. He’s been great to us.” He doubled his score to 100. That’s a great achievement.
“But let’s be honest, to be fair to those who have done really well before, we need to give them a full chance before making that decision.
“It’s a shame that Ishan won’t be able to play, but given the situation in the last eight or nine months and the situation in ODI, I think it’s okay to let Gil go. He’s done very well in this position. Very good for Ishan. I’m sorry, but that doesn’t rule him out. We’ll keep everyone in the mix and see how it goes as we play more games. “
For the same reason, Suryakumar Yadav will also have to wait for a longer run in the ODI despite his brilliant T20I form. Meanwhile, in the absence of Kishan on Tuesday, KL Rahul will keep the wicket.