Teams with extra bowling choices have proven a bent to carry out higher in T20s. India went with simply two common quick bowlers and Hardik Pandya within the final two matches in opposition to Pakistan and Sri Lanka. And two spinners.
India captain Rohit Sharma says he intentionally went with this mixture as he needed to evaluate how the crew faces challenges and study from it forward of the World Cup.
“I wanted to try this combination of three fast bowlers and two spinners – what happens. We are still looking for answers,” Rohit Sharma stated on the post-match ceremony after India misplaced to Sri Lanka.
“The ideal combination is to have four fast bowlers. But you also want to try with three fast bowlers – what happens. I want to be ready for the World Cup. Where you are challenged as a team. When you go to the World Cup, you want all the questions answered. Ever since Hardik Pandya came back, we have played with 3 fast bowlers,” stated Rohit.
India went into the crew with solely 4 quick bowling choices however first Deepak Chahar was not match, then Avesh Khan fell unwell.
For a while now, India has been experimenting with its crew and lots of felt that the Asia Cup ought to have been lifted for the large occasion forward, however India thought otherwise. He rested Jasprit Bumrah, and in Harshal Patel’s absence, he went with a crew with fewer quick bowling choices.
Rohit Sharma will insist that it was all a part of a grand plan.
“It’s good to know what can happen when you play with three fast bowlers, two spinners… This defeat teaches us a lot.”
In the loss to Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma stated that he needed to herald Deepak Hooda’s offspin early, however the two right-handed openers from Sri Lanka batted too lengthy to sabotage his plan.
“I used to be considering of getting Hooda within the left-handers early however that plan did not work. With massive boundaries, you may make good use of the spinners. This plan did not work for us as their right-handers batted longer.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
