Indian cricket group captain Rohit Sharma© X (previously Twitter)
The BCCI selectors opted for 4 spinners in India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 however none of them have been right-arm off-spin choices. While Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are wrist spinners, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja are each left-arm spinners. During the press convention held on the BCCI headquarters on Thursday, skipper Rohit Sharma was requested about that specific alternative made by the selectors and his gesture in response left everybody in splits. When the reporter requested that there have been no off-spinners within the aspect, Rohit gestured in the direction of himself to say that he was an choice.
Rohit has not bowled recurrently for fairly a while however he took a hat-trick again in IPL 2009.
“We discussed a lot, unfortunately, Washy hasn’t played a lot lately. It was then between Ash and Axar. It was like that, we thought having 2 left arm spinners – ash hasn’t played the format lately. Axar was in good form when he played those 5 match against Australia. He has been bowling well and gives us that left handed option in the middle if we want to do something different,” Rohit Sharma stated.
Rohit Sharma raised his hand when requested about off spinner
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BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar additionally hinted at Rohit presumably bowling off-spin.
“Hopefully, the captain can roll his arm over,” stated Agarkar.
Agarkar additionally opened up about selecting Hardik Pandya because the vice-captain for the World Cup.
“Nothing was discussed with regards to vice-captaincy. (About) form, you want all guys to be in good form. He has come after a longish year off. The good part that we have looked at is he has got through all the games so far for MI,” Agarkar instructed reporters when requested in regards to the all-rounder’s choice and appointment as Rohit’s deputy.
“We have got another month and a little bit till the first game. We know he is doing that and the hope is that he keeps building on that form.
“As lengthy as he stays match, we all know what he brings, how a lot steadiness he provides the group. I do not suppose there’s a substitute for the issues that he can do as a cricketer in the mean time, particularly in terms of the best way he bowls,” Agarkar added.
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