IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma Reveals Why Rishabh Pant Opened Along With Him In 2nd ODI

Indian white-ball captain Rohit Sharma opened up on the reasoning behind having Rishabh Pant open alongside him in the second ODI against the West Indies on Wednesday.

After the Windies won the toss and opted to bowl first, it was quite a surprise for everybody to see Rohit walk out with Pant by his side. Ishan Kishan was dropped from the match with the return of KL Rahul and Pant was promoted to the top.

“I have been asked to do different things, so this was different. People will be happy seeing Rishabh open then, but yeah it is not permanent. We will get Shikhar back next game, and he needs some game time. It is not always the results. We want to try a few things with the long term in the mind so we don’t mind if we lose the odd game in the process,” Rohit revealed in the post-match presentation ceremony.

“I haven’t seen that kind of a spell in a long long time in India” – Rohit Sharma

Speaking about the Player of the Match, Prasidh Krishna’s outstanding spell (9-3-12-4), Rohit described it as something he hasn’t seen on Indian soil in quite a while.

“I was a little surprised to not see the dew but again I am not taking anything away from the bowling unit. I have not seen that kind of spell in a long long time in India. He bowled with skill, he bowled with pace. All in all a great bowling effort,” Rohit added.

India won the match by 44 runs and thereby secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series.

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