“We said that we wanted to give a chance to the guys. Never thought we’d lose five wickets but it was a good chance to give a chance to a lot of the guys who have just come in
Rohit Sharma. Pic/AFP
After beating the West Indies by five wickets in a one-sided ODI series opener at Kensington Oval, India captain Rohit Sharma revealed that the reason behind rejigging the batting order in a chase of 115 was to give time to the players who haven’t played much in the last few weeks.
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“We said that we wanted to give a chance to the guys. Never thought we’d lose five wickets but it was a good chance to give a chance to a lot of the guys who have just come in.
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I thought restricting them to 115 got us in a commanding position that we needed so we thought we could give those guys a chance who haven’t played a lot in the last few weeks,” said Rohit in the post-match presentation ceremony. Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan made his promotion to opening count by top-scoring with 52, while Rohit finished off the chase after coming out to bat at seven.
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