captain Rohit Sharma Won’t shy away from his brutal attitude but can try some of his reserve players India Aim to clean sweep against New Zealand in the third and final T20 International on Sunday. Bilateral T20I series in different parts of the world are fast losing their context due to too many private leagues, but for the Indian team, after the World Cup disaster, a series win could help partially heal the wounds. For New Zealand, it is more about completing assignments after a penal schedule that will see them play five games (since the T20 World Cup semi-finals) in less than two weeks.
The inhumane scheduling meant that a 0-3 defeat without the services of captain Kane Williamson would hurt the ego but would not let him down as bilaterals result in little in the long run.
With the almost perfect chase at Jaipur and Ranchi belters already pocketing the series, there could be no better place than the Eden Gardens for skipper Rohit to end the series on the right note and take some of his reserve benches. Players can also be tried. ,
The first series as a full-time T20 captain went well for Rohit as he won two tosses, his bowlers caught on to the Black Caps’ batsmen during the final overs and then as a batsman he set the stage. Of.
The script has been impeccable so far and New Zealand’s 3-0 destruction at the ‘City of Joy’, where they once scored 264 runs in an ODI, will be an icing on the cake, before Rohit goes into the break.
For coach Rahul Dravid, such an impressive performance will help him settle nerves in the new role ahead of the marquee Test series against similar rivals starting in less than a week.
Having already won the series, Rohit and Dravid would now like to maintain a fine balance between winning and also trying out all their available resources to see how each one is placed.
With the evening breeze from the Hooghly River letting go of Venkatesh Iyer with the ball would not be a bad idea but it depends if Rohit wants a sixth bowler or not. So players like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Avesh Khan and Ishan Kishan will hopefully be considered by their captain for a match in this series.
Gaikwad, who came into the series with the Orange Cap in the IPL, could find a place in the top three where he is most comfortable batting. But for that to happen, either the captain himself or his deputy KL Rahul may have to rest for the game, which is more of an academic interest and gives an ideal basis to check bench strength.
Resting Rahul seems more logical as he has four days to play a tough Test series and a T20 International won’t mean much to the stylish right-handed batsman. Similarly, the exciting Avesh Khan can be tried in place of Deepak Chahar or Bhuvneshwar Kumar, while Yuzvendra Chahal will have no problem getting a game in place of Axar Patel or Ravichandran Ashwin.
Similarly, Rishabh Pant, who has been playing continuously since the beginning of the World Test Championship, can be rested and Ishan Kishan can be given a chance in the last match. If one looks at the series, the biggest advantage has been Ravichandran Ashwin’s form in white-ball cricket, as the previous regime kept him in the cold for four years as he never believed in him.
The figures of 2/23 and 1/19 in the two matches have put Ashwin firmly up for the ‘Player of the Series’ award. Harshal Patel has picked up from where he left off in the IPL and his player of the match performance on debut will boost his morale in the season. The real struggle for New Zealand was between 15 and 20 overs when their batsmen were unable to accelerate.
If India won the series easily, it was because of the death overs batting by the Kiwis and some good bowling in the back 10 by Ashwin and Co. Eden is expected to be a batting beauty and the dew in November is undoubtedly going to make it easy for any team batting second.
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India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (VC), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishaan Kishan.
New Zealand: Tim Southee (captain), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi. Match starts: 7 PM IST.
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