Rohit Sharma: Very hard on Shreyas Iyer on not making it to playing XI

India whiteball skipper Rohit Sharma has admitted that it was very hard on Shreyas Iyer on not making it to Indias playing XI in the first T20I against West IndiesShreyas Iyer did not get a game in the first T20I and Rohit admitted that the management spoke to Shreyas on why he was being left out and in the end it is all about the balance of the sideSomeone like Shreyas Iyer is sitting out very hard on him not making it to playing eleven but we needed someone to bowl in the middle which is why we couldnt get him in Its always nice with that kind of competition going around and a lot of the guys are missing out as well Im happy to have that kind of challenges rather than not having players available and not in form Rohit told host broadcaster Star Sports at the postmatch presentationWe were very clear with Shreyas and we told him we want that option going into the World Cup Guys do understand what the team wants and all these guys are professionals and they do understand that team comes first Once everyone is available its something we need to sit down and understand he added pictwittercom5bYSMNvvopmdash Shreyas Iyer ShreyasIyer15 February 15 2022Ravi Bishnoi stars on debutRavi Bishnois twowicket haul was backed up by quality knocks by Rohit Sharma 40 and Suryakumar Yadav 34 as India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first T20I here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday Ishan Kishan also scored 35 runs for the first wicket and he shared a 64run stand for the opening wicketLots of things to take into consideration and sometimes it can be very tough on the guys missing out but we want to make sure that we give out a clear message with guys performing needs to get that run and we want to put the team first I have been talking to him Ishan for a long time now when he was playing with Mumbai Indians in the middle order which wasnt his natural position said RohitWe saw in Chennai when the pitch was slow he wasnt able to get going we just want to make sure that we give him that confidence with what he needs to do and look to find that odd boundary in the middle Its just about rotating strike in the middle and with Ishan its just about getting some game time and wearing the blue and playing for India theres too much pressure Its our job to make sure that whenever he steps in hes quite comfortable he addedEarlier Nicholas Pooran starred with the bat as he played a knock of 61 runs to help West Indies post 1577 For India Ravi Bishnoi and Harshal Patel returned with two wickets eachWith this win India has gained a 10 lead in the threematch series and the second T20I will now be played on Friday at the same venueThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever