Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and superstar batsman Virat Kohli were rested from the second ODI. The innings of the Indian team backfired and West Indies beat India by 6 wickets in the second ODI to level the three ODI series 1-1. After the match, Indian team coach Rahul Dravid has made a big statement on resting Rohit and Virat.
Both players were rested to give other players a chance
Rahul Dravid said Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were rested to give other players a chance. We have to take such risks. We have to test them so that they can play when key players are injured. Some of the injured players are currently in the National Cricket Academy. It was necessary to give other players a chance before the Asia Cup. "To be honest, this is our last chance to try out other players," he said. Asia Cup is only one month away. We have less time, we hope some injured players will be fit till Asia Cup and World Cup but we cannot take any chances.
Players have to prepare
Coach Rahul Dravid said that due to injuries there is uncertainty about the players and in such a situation it is necessary for us to try other players so that they are ready for any situation. This also gives us a chance to make some decisions about the players. We have to prepare the players for a certain batting order.
Batting on the pitch was not easy
Rahul Dravid said about the second ODI that batting on the pitch was not easy and his team scored less than 50-60 runs. He said we are a little disappointed. We know that batting on the wicket was not easy. We had to score 230 to 240 runs. That would have been a good score. But we kept losing wickets. We had a good start and someone had to take the responsibility to push the innings forward.
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