Gill or Surya? Rohit says it will be horses for courses in Test matches too

India skipper Rohit Sharma chose to keep suspense over his preferred batting and bowling lineups in the opening Test against Australia saying they will go into the highprofile series with horses for courses approachRohit Sharma was asked specifically about his choice between Suryakumar Yadav and Shubhman Gill as there are enough indications that team management wont drop an outofform vicecaptain KL RahulTomorrow 9 o clock at toss Rohit answered with a wry smile knowing the line of questioning wellShubman Gills sparkling form is important and so is Suryakumar Yadavs incredible ability to tame a raging bull like Nathan Lyon and the Indian captain made it clear that as much emphasis there will be on consistent form the skills suitable for a particular surface will determine the playing elevenIts going to be a tough one We know lot of guys are in good form thats a good sign for the team Rohit saidYou have selection issues and it says a lot about the guys performing Thats quite crucial from teams perspective what we have to do is go to each venue see the pitch and pick the best eleven We have been doing that in past and we will be doing that going forward the skipper made it clearMessage to the boys is very clear We are ready to play horses for courses Whichever pitch whoever we need we have to bring them in As simple as that That is something we have spoken to the guys We will have to assess conditions and see who are the right guys so we are quite open with all options he was more intent on hammering home the pointHe smartly parried the query when asked who between Suryakumar and Gill is more suitable for the Jamtha trackThey bring different things to the table for us Gill we all know has been in supreme form in last three to four months Lot of big hundreds as well Surya has shown in T20s what he is capable of and what sort of game he can bring to Test cricket as wellBoth are quality options for us and we havent yet decided who will play among the two guys keep in mind all aspects of the game I will not give you guys anything today the smile was back gauging the desperation of the media contingentAlso readSuryakumar Yadav lsquoFine with any surfacersquoThe skipper said that he is ready to walk the talkWhen I say something I mean it You have to go by what is right for that particular Test match You need to pick that particular guy Things keep changing every session every day in a Test matchHe also didnt spell out if he would prefer KS Bharath over Ishan KishanYou need to take the brave call Rishabh was important how he batted for us We have guys who can do that job in the middleorder You need orthodox cricket to be played as well we have solid top order and all batters finding ways to score and hopefully tomorrow we start the game we can achieve those thingsA section of Australian media that works as an extension of its national team has already alleged that the Jamtha track is doctored even before a ball is bowledI just feel focus is on playing the game last series we played here lot was spoken about pitches and all 22 are quality cricketers and not bothered about how much it is turning how much it is seaming and all thatAxar vs Kuldeep or Axar and KuldeepThere is a school of thought that both Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel should play alongside Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran AshwinAgain Rohit praised all four while presenting a dead batAll four are quality and Jadeja and Ashwin have played a lot together Speaking of Axar and Kuldeep I think whenever they have gotten an opportunity they have put batters under pressureThe last series we played against England Axar got a lot of wickets 27 wickets and Kuldeep when he played against Bangladesh he got five wickets thereTo have all 4 available is a great sign and three of them are quality allrounders Kuldeep also scored crucial runs for us in Bangladesh those who can do multiple things for us gives us great options and gives us depth So all four available is a positive signEveryone has own methods of tackling spinnersJust like there are hundreds of ways to skin a cat the Indian captain believes that there is no one particular way of playing spinners of the calibre of Nathan LyonWhen the ball turns a lot your methods preparations and ways to score runs is different It is important to have counterattacking method as well Spinners are quite smart and opposition captain spread the field not possible to get boundaries so one needs to sweep reverse sweep try and using feetMost of us have grown up playing on pitches like these Some go straight over bowlers head some go for reverse sweep We told boys find your own ways of scoring runs Australia is a different ball game They have couple of quality spinners who can trouble usWith Rohit around there would always be a chance of a hearty laugh As he was about to leave he came and to the press box and from there saw a few members of the Aussie contingent trying to size up the 22yard stripItna pitch mat dekho yaar Cricket khelo he 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