After finishing clear sweeps in opposition to Sri Lanka and New Zealand within the just lately concluded ODI format, Crew India has began its preparations for the upcoming ODI World Cup on a promising word. The Rohit Sharma-led aspect has discovered new openers within the type of Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill, who introduced up their maiden ODI double a whole lot in opposition to Bangladesh and New Zealand, respectively. Nevertheless, their sudden rise has blocked the way in which for veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan, whose inclusion into the group for the marquee occasion is now uncertain.
Dhawan led Crew India within the ODI collection in opposition to Bangladesh, the place the guests misplaced 2-1 within the three-match collection. Regardless of ending up on the dropping aspect, Ishan turned the spotlight of the collection after he smashed his maiden ODI double ton within the third match. The collection was a forgetful one for Dhawan as he solely scored 18 runs in three matches, leading to him getting excluded from the group for the ODIs in opposition to Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Nevertheless, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got here in assist of Dhawan and referred to as him a “stalwart of white-ball cricket.”
“Solely when the Prime 3 failed, we had issues up to now. Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. We discuss lots about Rohit and Kohli, however Dhawan is a stalwart. He was silently doing his job. Will his place be an enormous void to fill for Crew India?,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
“Ought to we return to Shikhar Dhawan, or ought to we groom Ishan Kishan, who has simply scored a double hundred? As a substitute of backing a participant on the premise of 1 enormous rating, we should always see what the group requires. Which character will ship beneath stress? Which character will serve us for a very long time?,” he added.
Dhawan has performed a complete of 167 ODI matches for India and scored a whopping complete of 6793 runs, laced with 17 centuries and 39 half-centuries.
Crew India is at the moment internet hosting New Zealand for a three-match T20I collection beneath the management of all-rounder Hardik Pandya. The hosts defeated the Kiwis by six wickets within the second T20I on Sunday to stage the collection 1-1.
The collection decider will likely be performed in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
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