‘They are the future of Indian cricket’- Rohit Sharma throws light on Indian Team’s transition phase
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Rohit Sharma believes that the transformation in Indian cricket would occur sooner rather than later. As India prepares for their historic 100th Test against the West Indies, the Indian captain spoke about some of the amazing achievements of the team’s newcomers and emphasized the ‘veteran players’ responsibilities to give the youngsters their role clarity.
In the first Test, the team featured two debutants, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan, with the former putting up an outstanding effort, scoring a century in his first innings in the longest format, blasting 171. Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin controlled the roost with the ball, claiming 12 wickets and a fifer in both innings.
Transition has to happen: Rohit Sharma
Rohit said, “Transition has to happen, whether today or tomorrow but I am happy that our boys who are coming in are doing well. And our role is important as we have to give them role clarity. Now it’s up to them how they want to prepare and perform for the team. … And we rely on those individuals and obviously they are the future of Indian cricket and they will take Indian cricket to greater heights.”
“In Dominica, we had a clear idea when we saw the pitch and knew the conditions. Here we don’t have clarity as there is talk of rain, but I don’t think there will be drastic changes. But whatever conditions are available, based on that, we will make that decision.”
Talking about the 100th Test match between India and West Indies, the India captain stated, “It’s an honour to be taking the Indian team into this game and it doesn’t happen every day. The two teams have so much history, so much of good cricket played. I will expect no different in this Test. I am sure they (Windies) will bounce back and it will be exciting for both teams.”
There might be a couple of changes as Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar might get a chance if there is an overcast and spinning condition.
