The future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in ODIs is a topic of debate, but they are set to board the flight to Australia for the three ODIs starting October 19 at Perth even as national selectors will be compelled to a make a few changes in the Indian squad owing either to fitness issues or workload management.
The selectors are likely to sit down on Saturday, the third day of the ongoing first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, to pick the squads. But there is no clarity yet on the squad announcement.
Hardik Pandya (quadriceps injury) and Rishabh Pant (recovering from foot fracture) won’t be available and Test skipper Shubman Gill, who has played the Asia Cup and within three days is playing a two-Test series, will also need to take care of his body. It is only prudent that the selectors might ask him to rest from either ODIs or T20Is or both.
In case of pacer Jasprit Bumrah, he is required in both Tests against World Champions South Africa even if the medical team and the player decide to opt out of the Delhi game against West Indies, which is still unclear. In case Gill is rested for the ODIs, then choice for Rohit’s opening partner will be between two left-handers Abhishek Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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