Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has heaped reward on batsman Shikhar Dhawan, terming the left-handed batsman as a legend and saying that his absence within the group may be stuffed.
“Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. We speak loads about Rohit and Kohli, however Dhawan is the legend. He was quietly doing his work. Will his place be an enormous hole for Team India to fill?,” he stated in his YouTube channel.
Ashwin additionally mentioned who ought to open the batting alongside Rohit Sharma within the ODI World Cup to be held in October. Interestingly, he additionally named Dhawan within the dialogue together with Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan, whose rise noticed Dhawan being dropped from the group within the not too long ago concluded New Zealand ODI.
“Should we go back to Shikhar Dhawan, or should we groom Ishan Kishan, who just scored a double hundred? Instead of backing a player on the basis of a big score, we should look at what the team needs. Which character will succumb to the pressure? Which character will serve us in the long run?” They stated.
Talking about Gill, he stated, ‘Gill has been essentially the most constant batsman for us for a very long time. He was not within the ODI squad for Bangladesh. Because he needed to play the Bangladesh Test. Ishan Kishan obtained an opportunity within the third ODI and he made good use of it. He will get extra possibilities. Gill is an trustworthy participant, a distinct participant. He additionally performs slog sweep and standard sweep. He accelerated superbly within the final 4 overs and introduced up his 200 within the Hyderabad ODI.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
