Staff India skipper Rohit Sharma has hinted on the taking part in XI for the upcoming first Check of the two-match sequence in opposition to Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma not directly revealed that younger Indian gamers Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel are unlikely to be included within the taking part in XI for the sequence opener.
Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel made their Check debuts through the Check sequence in opposition to England earlier this yr. They obtained an opportunity to signify the nationwide staff within the absence of key gamers. With the return of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, there’s uncertainty about their place within the XI.
We Have Seen What We Can Do With The Bat – Rohit Sharma
On the pre-match press convention, Rohit Sharma praised younger gamers Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, and Sarfaraz Khan forward of the Check sequence.
Rohit mentioned that Jaiswal and Jurel have the potential to play all three codecs and added that they’re very hungry to play cricket for India.
“After we performed the final sequence in India, lot of gamers have been injured, unavailable and so they missed it because of numerous causes. There are accidents, few gamers are at NCA however majority of them are right here. We’ve obtained to choose an eleven based mostly on how we need to play and which provides us a greatest probability to win the Check,” Rohit mentioned.
“Don’t need to speak too much to them. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel are new to Test cricket. We have seen what we can do with the bat and Jurel with the bat and behind the stumps. They can play all three formats.”
“It all depends on what you think in your mind as well. They are very hungry to play cricket for India, there’s hunger for success,” Rohit added.
Sarfaraz scored two half-centuries in his maiden Test match for India. Khan has scored 200 runs in five innings at an average of 50.00, including three half-centuries. Meanwhile, Jurel has amassed 190 runs in four innings at an average of 53.67. He was named Player of the Match in his second Test.
We Have That Mix Of Everything – Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma said that Yashasvi Jaiswal had a good series against England, and Dhruv Jurel performed well under pressure.
Rohit emphasized that the team has a mix of fearless, cautious, and responsible players, adding that this balance is a positive sign.
“Jaiswal had a very good series last time. Jurel got runs under pressure. Sarfaraz Khan is fearless, not worrying too much about what happens outside. You need all sorts of players who are fearless, cautious and responsible as well. We have that mix of everything and it’s a good sign,” Rohit added.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a record-breaking 712 runs in the five-match Test series against England. The left-handed batter hit two double hundreds during the series. Overall, the southpaw has scored 1,028 runs in 9 Test matches at an average of 68.53, including three centuries and four half-centuries.
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