This will be Rohit’s first assignment as the full-time ODI captain. While plenty of challenges await the new captain, a smooth transition of leadership will be a top priority. However, the talismanic opener believes it won’t be much of a problem, considering as the team is following the same template.
Addressing the press ahead of the 1st ODI, Rohit Sharma said:
The 34-year-old continued:
Sharma added:
Rohit Sharma was appointed as captain ahead of the South Africa series. However, he missed the white-ball leg due to an injury. Vice-captain KL Rahul led the side as India went down 3-0 in the 50-overs format.
“It is certainly on the back of my mind” - Rohit Sharma on playing Kuldeep and Chahal together
While the middle-order conundrum in batting looks more real than ever, India have not addressed their failure to pick up wickets in the middle-overs, which was evident against the Proteas.
With Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin out, India will certainly want to bring in the combination of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, who ran riot before the 2019 World Cup. The duo bowled together up until the mega event in England.
Hailing both spinners, Rohit Sharma admitted that he has plans of playing them together at some stage in the series.
Sharma added:
The first ODI of the three-match series is scheduled to take place on February 6 (Sunday) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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