“We Might Go With…”: Rohit Sharma’s Massive Hint On Spin Plan At World Cup

Star batter Rohit Sharma resumed his captaincy responsibility as Australia opted to bowl towards India within the second ODI on the KS Raja Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. India made two adjustments from the group which edged out Australia within the collection opener of Friday, with Rohit and Axar Patel changing Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur. Speaking on the toss, Rohit mentioned that the hosts would possibly lean in direction of taking part in three spinners in the course of the upcoming ODI World Cup on residence soil.

“We know we are batting first. Looks a bit dry the pitch. Been under the covers for awhile. Lets try to get how much we can and see the rest later. It is important to have that kind of atmosphere. It’s been a conscious effort for us to be calm and know what to do in situations. The last few ODI series we have played, we have tried to remain calm. Ishan misses out, I am back for him. Shardul misses out, Axar replaces him. Just looking at the pitch, I thought we will bowl if we win the toss but there can still be some turn in the evening. Not too sure, the pitch has been under the covers. The three spinners is something we might do in the World Cup, so trying it out,” Rohit mentioned on the toss.

Australia additionally made two adjustments from the earlier with Alex Carey and Nathan Ellis changing Glenn Maxwell and Josh Inglis.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami

Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(w), Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa