Team India captain Rohit Sharma has opened up about the chances of making too many changes in the team for the third T20I against New Zealand. However, India has already won the series with one game in hand after registering a convincing win by seven wickets on Friday as well.
With the final T20I taking place on Sunday in Kolkata, Rohit is keen to give some more chances to the current lot some more game time. While speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma has opened up on that.
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He said: “It is a young team and the guys haven’t played a lot of games. It is important that the guys get time in the middle. It is early to think about changes in the next game. Whatever suits team India, we’ll do that. We need to make sure we look after the guys who are playing now. They haven’t played a lot either. For the guys who haven’t played, their time will come, there are a lot of T20s.”
Notably, the pace bowler Harshal Patel has made his debut in the last match whereas the all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer has made his debut in the first match as well. They both came in the team on the back of stupendous shows in the IPL 2021. Harshal Patel, who claimed 32 wickets in the IPL, has returned with figures of 2/25 from his four overs spell also. However, Rohit Sharma praised the efforts of his players as well.
Rohit Sharma also applauded Harshal Patel for his outstanding performance on his debut. He said: “Harshal has done it time and again, he is a very skillful bowler. Even in these conditions, he used the slower ball really well.”
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“Great effort from the entire unit. Wasn’t the easiest of conditions but the way we applied ourselves was amazing. We know their quality of batting, they played some good shots to start with. But I kept telling the boys that it is all about one wicket. But we showed great application and temperament to restrict them.’The quality of the bench has been amazing. They have been performing consistently whenever they get the chance. It is important for me to give them the freedom. The external matters will take care of themselves,” Rohit Sharma concluded.
