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After winning the ODI series at home against Sri Lanka with a whitewash of 3 – 0 (3), India will next play a 3-match ODI series at home again against strong New Zealand. The first team led by Rohit Sharma is playing in this series to prepare for the upcoming 50-over World Cup in October. So the Indian team management is trying to find the quality players required for the World Cup in these series and is giving opportunities to many young players and testing them.
However, Isaan Kisan, who scored a blistering 210 runs in the last match of the ODI series held in Bangladesh last month and became the fastest player to score a double century at the age of two, sat on the bench for the entire Sri Lankan series that followed. So many ex-players and fans including Venkatesh Prasad expressed their apprehension that the world’s double-centurion player will sit on the bench in the next match in India.
Sacrifice:
However, Subhman Gill, who has a chance with Rohit Sharma at his place, is able to keep it up and continues to score big runs and contribute to India’s victories. Therefore, it is expected that he will not get a chance in the ODI series against New Zealand starting on January 18. Former player Sanjay Manjrekar has requested Virat Kohli to give his 3rd spot to Subman Gill for the sake of the team.
Especially since Virat Kohli, who has already done it for Ambadi Rayudu by 2018, suggests that he should do it now, saying that if he does, Isan Kisan will get a chance to play as an opener. Here is what he talked about in a recent interview: “I think only one of these wins will be very disappointed. I have an idea to solve this problem”
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“Give the No. 3 spot to Subman Gill who has been in control at that spot before. So Virat Kohli has to sacrifice his 3rd position and play at 4th position. Virat Kohli had already done it for Rayudu in the series against Sri Lanka a few years back. So this solution can solve this problem. It would not be a bad idea to play especially double-centurion Isaan Kisan as a left-arm batsman in the top order.”
“At the same time, you should use the form that Ishan Kisan has now without wasting it. Especially someone like him scoring 50 off 30 balls will make things easier for the likes of Subman Gill and Virat Kohli to come. After that I don’t know who will play in the middle order. Because now Suryakumar Yadav has been included in ODI cricket team. He has also been included in the Test squad.”
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“At the same time, the fact that he has to play before Shreyas Iyer is confusing,” he said. However, Virat Kohli has been performing like he was born to play at No. 3 for the last 15 years, so why should there be a change, fans are asking. And fans are responding that Rohit Sharma can do it as captain.
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