Legendary Indian opener Virender Sehwag has spoken to Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid ahead of the next match against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. On the other hand, he urged the experienced Ravichandran Ashwin to rest.
Tamil Nadu all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin put up a strong performance in India’s opening match against Australia, scoring just 34 runs, also dispelling Cameron Green. Men in Blue have signed either Shardul Thakur or Mohammed Shami for the Afghanistan match as this pitch could help the Delhi players considering the previous match between Sri Lanka and South Africa You would want to.
On Cricbuzz, Virender Sehwag says that the Indian team management will be tempted to sign Mohammed Shami due to his strong ODI cricket and the match He is of the opinion that they will try to rest Ravichandran Ashwin for the upcoming season. I believe the team will try to save him for the important clashes of the tournament.
“I think Ravichandran Ashwin will be rested. Mohammed Shami is in great form and he conceded a penny against Australia. This is a different gate and the floor is smaller. There is also an age factor with Schwinn. So, India will try to save him for the big matches,” Virender Sehwag said.
The selection committee decided to replace Axar Patel with Ravichandran Ashwin, who had shown a great performance for the Indian team in the three-match series against Australia in the ODI series and had a decent performance in the opening match of the World Cup. It has been decided to take part in the ODI World Cup. In the World Cup, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav served as the team’s important spin bowlers and played rotation throughout the tournament.
KL Rahul’s Batting In This Position Has Strengthened Team India’s Middle-order – Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag praised Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma for asking KL Rahul to keep wickets and bats in the middle order, which ultimately led to the Men in Blue’s batting line-up strengthened and opined that he would have won the innings in ODI cricket. There will be a lot of pressure on players like Hardik Pandya and Surrakumar Yadav.
“I have to give credit to Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma for convincing KL Rahul to protect his wicket and bat in the middle order.”Rahul’s batting from this position has helped the team – Strengthened India’s middle order. If he had started the innings and left early, we would have had to rely on players like Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav,” Virender Sehwag added.
After keeping the wicket for 49.3 overs in the sweltering heat of Chennai, Rahul was forced to bat in the third over of the match. After a shaky start, Kohli’s 165-run partnership with Rahul and Virat on the fourth wicket enabled India to win the opening match of the World Cup.
