IND vs SL T20: Ishan Kishan all set to keep Sanju Samson away Ishan Kishan will once again don the gloves for the Sri Lanka series to delay Sanju Samson’s return to the India Playing XI. The opening batter smashed crucial runs in the third & final T20I to keep himself ahead in the race for the upcoming T20I opener against Sri Lanka at Ekana Stadium on Thursday. Follow India vs Sri Lanka LIVE score updates on InsideSport.IN
IND vs SL T20: Ishan Kishan all set to keep Sanju Samson away, Ruturaj Gaikwad likely to open in T20 series
“T20 is a tough format. We are asking them to high-risk cricket, shots all the time and we don’t them on a few games. It’s not the way it’s done. We try and give them consistent run, opportunity to play and not judge them on a game-to-game basis,” Team India Head coach Rahul Dravid spoke about Ishan Kishan’s on & off performances against West Indies.
Ishan Kishan scored 35, 2 and 34 runs during the last three T20I innings (against West Indies).
Rahul Dravid further stated that the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Avesh Khan won’t be judged on single appearances thereby hinting at another run of Gaikwad. The latter could only again feature in the upcoming series and Rohit Sharma might drop himself to fill the middle-order role in absence of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant & KL Rahul once again.
“You can’t specify that you’ll get as many no. of games. Sometimes it’s combination, injuries. You cannot give a player the same number of games. We like to believe and try and give the players confidence in the group and the squad and we are not going to be judged on one game whether it’s Ruturaj Gaikwad or Avesh Khan. They are here because they performed and deserve to be here. Hopefully, we’ll try to be fair and give enough opportunities we possibly can,” he added.
Ruturaj Gaikwad departed for just 4 runs during the T20I while Avesh Khan returned wicketless on T20I debut.
IND vs SL T20: Ishan Kishan all set to keep Sanju Samson away, Ruturaj Gaikwad likely to open in T20 series
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