Ahmedabad: India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday said the team has not found a finisher after former skipper MS Dhoni’s international retirement and hopes to get a ‘finisher’ ahead of next year’s ODIs. Is. When asked about the role of a ‘finisher’ – especially at the sixth and seventh positions in the batting order – Rohit admitted that he needed more ‘back-ups’ apart from Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. need to be prepared.
Rohit said on the eve of the first ODI against West Indies, “The role of a finisher in ODIs is very important but since the retirement of MS Dhoni, we haven’t found anyone who can fit in the role. “We tried Hardik, even Jadeja played but we need to prepare more ‘back-up’ for this position. The players who are getting opportunities in this series, hopefully they will take advantage of these opportunities and cement their place in the team.” “A ‘finisher’ bats at a crucial stage and often his contribution can change the course of the match,” the captain said. ,
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A reporter wanted to ask if Rohit would love to give a chance to the youngsters but the way the question was asked gave the captain a chance to make fun of him. The reporter asked about encouraging junior players, “The way you and Shikhar were fielded as openers in the 2013 Champions Trophy, would you give a chance to junior players as the same approach is being followed as of now.” ? Rohit smiled and said, “So you are saying that I and Shikhar get out and get Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad to ‘open’? ,
The reporter said, “No, I am saying that if one of you does this, we might get the same results as we got when you were opened the innings. Rohit said, “Yes, we got the results. But if you are talking about the top three, they have been performing consistently for the last several years. So yes, youngsters will get their chances and the way Ishaan is getting, he will continue to get opportunities. ,
“We have a lot of matches to play in the future, so the batsmen will get a lot of opportunities. Shikhar Dhawan batted well in South Africa, now he got covid, even Rutu has covid, so Ishaan is getting a chance, so youngsters will keep getting opportunities but how do you use them, that is the important thing .