Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta has said that the team will need to rotate its openers and give chances to both Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rohit has been at the centre of attention over the past year regarding his future, while Jaiswal did well in the limited opportunities he has received in ODIs.

Speaking during a discussion on his YouTube channel (Deep Dasgupta), he said: “The problem and issue I have with this is that, as long as a cricketer is playing, Rohit hasn’t retired. He scored a century in the last match, and having said that, Yashasvi has also scored two centuries in the last three matches. I know this is a good talking point and people want to talk about it. But if a player is playing, again, you will have to do a little rotation here as well. You will have to give Yashasvi an opportunity here too. If Rohit is playing, is in form and is scoring runs, you will have to give him an opportunity as well.”

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“And somewhere, you will have to bring Yashasvi Jaiswal into the picture as well, whatever the outcome may be with someone else, because you need to have another opener ready. And with the form Yashasvi is in, he is the best option right now. I think you need to keep him getting game time before the World Cup, before 2027, so that he is also ready, irrespective of what your other thoughts are,” he further added.

However, Deep Dasgupta also added that while Rohit Sharma’s future remains a major talking point, the veteran should be judged by the same performance parameters as other players if he continues to score runs.

“With Rohit Sharma, I know it is a great talking point, whether he will play or not, clarity and all of that. But, on a very, very honest note, yaar, if he is scoring runs, you decide what the parameters are for every player and apply the same to everyone, right?,” Deep Dasgupta concluded.