Rohit Sharma on Wednesday hailed Prasidh Krishna’s performance in the second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies. Rohit also said Shikhar Dhawan should return for the third and final ODI. Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Navdeep Saini tested positive for COVID-19 before the series began. India gained an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after victory in the second ODI by 44 runs. In the second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Prasidh Krishna’s four-wicket haul helped India defend 237 and beat West Indies by 44 runs.
Rohit said at the post-match presentation: “Obviously winning the series is a good feeling. The partnership between Rahul and Surya had a lot of maturity. We got to a respectable total at the end. We knew we could fight it out. The entire unit bowled superbly. It is important for these guys to bat under pressure and that will determine their character.”
There is no harm trying out some new things. Because it is important to look at the long-term goals. We will see what works best for the team combination. I was a little surprised to see no dew. I have not seen a spell like that in India for a long time. Prasidh bowled with a lot of pace and the others complimented him,” he said.
Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul may have scored 64 and 49 respectively, but India kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, and West Indies restricted India to 237/9 in 50 overs. Alzarri Joseph and Odean Smith each took two wickets for the West Indies.
“KL also batted superbly as he is continuously up and down the order. I was asked to try a different approach in this game. Shikhar should be back for the next game,” Rohit said.
“When you have five bowlers and Deepak is the sixth, you always have to rotate your bowlers,” he said.
The final one-day international will take place on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
