India Squad for WI Series: Gautam Gambhir picks TOP 5- Former India cricketer & IPL’s Lucknow mentor Gautam Gambhir has shared his top 5 for the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies at home. He feels skipper Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli & Rishabh Pant should be part of India core batting department. He also stressed owing to the workload, speedster Jasprit Bumrah should be rested for the ODI & T20I series. Follow IND vs WI live updates on InsideSport.IN
India Squad for WI Series: Gautam Gambhir says, ‘Rest Bumrah, Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli, Rahul, Pant should be India’s TOP 5′
- Gambhir stressed that Rohit Sharma & R Jadeja’s return will boost the India squad
- He said KL Rahul should be pushed to the middle-order and India should open with in-form Shikhar Dhawan.
- Gambhir didn’t mention No.4 batter Shreyas Iyer after complete failure in the ODI series against Proteas. KL Rahul, too, failed to leave a mark with the bat beside captaincy letdown.
- He feels Jasprit Bumrah should be rested after the South Africa series.
- Gambhir stressed that he wants to stay with Prasidh Krishna along with Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar & Deepak Chahar.
- Meanwhile, Mohd Shami will return to the India squad after being rested for ODIs against South Africa.
“Obviously Jadeja and Rohit will return. KL Rahul will be back in the middle order. Then India will look like a much better team. Now, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will form the top 5 of the batting line-up. Jadeja will take the No.6 spot. There will be much more depth to the Indian team if you see Shardul at No.7,” he said on Star Sports.
“I would want to persist with Prasidh Krishna for sure, irrespective of the conditions. Even Siraj… use these players. If Bumrah is rested for the next series which he should be, then Siraj and Krishna should be used in the West Indies series. And even if they concede a lot of runs, it won’t matter because they need experience. Deepak Chahar should also play. He can be rotated with Thakur,” he added.
India Squad for WI Series: Gautam Gambhir says, ‘Rest Bumrah, Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli, Rahul, Pant should be India’s TOP 5′
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