IND vs WI: "Indian Cricket Desparately Needed A Left-Hander"- Rohit Sharma On Yashasvi Jaiswal's Selection For West Indies Test Series

Updated - 12 Jul 2023, 02:22 PM

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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma justified Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s selection for the IND vs WI Test series as he gave more than one reason for his inclusion in the side. The first Test will be played in Dominica from July 12-16 as it kickstarts the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle for both teams.

India named a 16-member Test squad for the two-match series with Jaiswal and Rururaj Gaikwad roped in among the new faces. Both the players have impressed in IPL 2023 scoring a lot of runs for their respective teams.

Rohit spoke about the selection for the Test series and also about Yashasvi Jaiswal’s importance in this Indian batting lineup.

“There are a couple of guys who have missed out. Unfortunately, you can pick only 15-16 players in the squad. But everyone’s time will come. That is what I want to say,” Rohit told reporters on Tuesday.

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We Found A Very Good Player In Yashasvi Jaiswal: Rohit Sharma

“Indian cricket desperately needed a left-hander and we found a very good player in Jaiswal. He looks very promising. So is Ruturaj and Gill. Gill has obviously been playing good cricket for a year now and hope he continues his good form,” he added.

This Indian Test squad has three young players who can open the innings Rohit Sharma in Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Shubman Gill. The Indian skipper spoke very highly of Ruturaj’s talent and said that his chance will come.

“Ruturaj has got all the potential to be successful in red-ball cricket. He has shown us in T20 cricket what he can do. It’s time for him, I’m sure he’s also looking forward to getting more runs for the Indian team. It’s quite exciting when you have guys like these coming into the squad. It’s good for the Indian team,” Rohit said.

Rohit concluded by confirming India’s opening combination for the first Test match in Dominica. He confirmed that Jaiswal will make his Test debut and will open the innings with him while Gil will bat at number three.

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Shubman Gill Will Bat At Three: Rohit Sharma

“As far as batting positions are concerned, Gill will bat at No. 3 as He wanted to bat at the spot. He had discussion with Rahul bhai that he has played all his cricket at No. 3 and No. 4 and can contribute better for the team from No. 3. For us, it’s also better since we get left-right combo. This is what we are trying and hopefully, this becomes a long-term thing as we have been desperate for a left-hander. Let’s hope he performs really well and makes that spot his own,” Rohit concluded saying.

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