Shikhar Dhawan explained that debutant Venkatesh Iyer was not given a chance to bowl.
South Africa won the first ODI against India by 31 runs. Batting first, South Africa were bowled out for 110 by skipper Bauma and 296 by Vander Dussen with 129. Pumra top-scored for India with 2 wickets and Aswin took 1 wicket.
Venkatesh Iyer, who made his debut in the match, was not given a single over when it was announced that he would be playing all-rounder. Why not use him even when the 5 bowlers who were usually featured in the team gave up runs? So why was he dropped as an all-rounder? The question arose among the fans.
Speaking at a post-match press conference, Shikhar Dhawan explained that debutant Venkatesh Iyer was not given a chance to bowl. He said, ” He did not need to bowl because the spinners performed well and there were some twists in the wicket. In the end crackers were used a lot. When the wicket did not fall in the middle overs, our intention was to bring back the main bowling. The bowlers should have taken a break but we could not do it,
You have to play according to the needs of the situation, always put the team first, your personal game is important, while it is important to know how much you can design your game for the situation and the team. If the team needs a partnership, you have to create one, ”he said.
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