IND vs SL: "No Way You Drop A Player For Scoring A Double Ton" - Venkatesh Prasad On Rohit Sharma's Decision To Drop Ishan Kishan From 1st ODI

India will face Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match ODI series on Tuesday, January 10, at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has expressed his anger over the Indian team management’s decision to drop Ishan Kishan from the playing XI to accommodate Shubman Gill for the series opener.

In the pre-match press conference in Guwahati, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that Shubman Gill would open the innings alongside him. Sharma said that Gill has performed well for India in the past, and deserves a longer run in the format. In the absence of Rohit, Ishan scored the fastest ODI double-century against Bangladesh in his last ODI.

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Have All The Time In The World For Gill – Venkatesh Prasad

Venkatesh Prasad took to Twitter to express his displeasure over the team management’s decision to pick Gill ahead of Ishaan. The veteran bowler stated that Gill would have batted at number three and that KL Rahul would have been replaced by a wicketkeeper-batter.

“Think fair would have been to give chance to a man who scored a double hundred in India’s last ODI, and in a series where India lost two games and the series. Have all the time in the world for Gill, but no way you drop a player for scoring a double ton. And if one is convinced to play Gill, then can have him bat at 3 and let Ishan keep wickets instead of KL Rahul,” Prasad tweeted.

Think fair would have been to give chance to a man who scored a double hundred in India’s last ODI, and in a series where India lost two games and the series.
Have all the time in the world for Gill, but no way you drop a player for scoring a double ton. https://t.co/LbzKKH8ynw

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) January 9, 2023

“There is a reason we have underperformed in Limited overs cricket. Constant chopping changing and a guy who does brilliantly and is an X factor is dropped and mediocrity retained.”

“In Eng, Pant scored a hundred in the final ODI and helped India win the series. However, based on T20 form was dropped from ODI team. KL Rahul on the other hand, barring a couple of innings, has failed consistently but retains his place.Performance is not the foremost parameter. Sad,” he added in multiple tweets.

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