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When Rohit Sharma was asked about India not having any off-spinners in the squad, the Indian captain put up his hand and even pointed to himself.
Rohit Sharma is well-known for his wit and humour as his interviews and press conferences throw up some quotable quote or the other. On Thursday, when he was addressing the media after India’s squad was named for the 2024 T20 World Cup, Rohit’s actions made everyone laugh.
When Rohit was asked about India not having any off-spinners in the squad, Rohit sheepishly put up his hand and even pointed to himself as everyone was left in splits.
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The Indian skipper did explain the reason behind not having a specialist off-spinner citing that Washington Sundar has not been getting opportunities lately.
“Unfortunately Washy (Washington Sundar) has not been getting opportunities lately. Then it was between Ash (Ravichandran Ashwin) and Axar, we thought having two left-arm spinners who are playing and doing well, and Ashwin has not played the format for a long time,” Rohit said.
“Axar was just in real good form from (post) the 50-overs World Cup onwards when he played the five-match series against Australia, he was the man of the series if I am not wrong. We also considered that it gives us that left-handed option if we have to send in the middle order to do something different,” he added.
India have picked four spinners – Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are the two wrist spinners while Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are the all-rounders who bowl left-arm spin.
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The Indian men’s cricket team skipper revealed the team management was crystal clear about picking four spinners.
“I don’t want to go into details on this. I definitely wanted four spinners. We have played a lot of cricket there. The match starts at 10 am in the morning. There is a technical aspect involved in this,” Rohit said.
“The reason for picking four spinners is something I won’t reveal now. I definitely wanted our spinners. With two of them being all-rounders and two attacking options, it gives you balance. Based on opposition, we can decide who to play,” added the skipper.
