Rohit Sharma confirms new batting position for Ishan Kishan ahead of 1st New Zealand ODI

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Rohit Sharma confirms new batting position for Ishan Kishan ahead of 1st New Zealand ODI

January 18th 2023, 4:30:00 pm

Ahead of the series nature captain Rohit Sharma verified that Ishan, who wasn't picked for any of the ODIs against Sri Lanka, will get a run but in a different fur position.

After going down against Bangladesh in the ODI series, Team India started the time on an emphatic note as they completed a color over Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series. Barring the alternate ODI, which saw India struggle a bit on the fur front, the Men In Blue produced clinical performances in both departments.

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Rohit Sharma, who made a comeback after his thumb injury, looked in good meters, while Virat Kohli slammed two tons in the three matches. Shubman Gill, who was picked ahead of Ishan Kishan, also had a solid spin, with nature making his case strong by hitting a ton in the final hassle played at Thiruvananthapuram.

Team India is gearing up for their coming assignment, a limited-over series against New Zealand, starting from Wednesday. Ahead of the series nature captain Rohit Sharma verified that Ishan, who wasn't picked for any of the ODIs against Sri Lanka, will get a run but in a different fur position.

“ Ishan will be fur middle- order, I am glad that he can get a run then after a fine knock against Bangladesh, ” the captain said on Tuesday.

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Ishan came the fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Rohit Sharma to hit a double century in ODIs. The wicketkeeper-batter completed the feat in the final ODI against Bangladesh, which saw him hit 210 off 131 balls.

Despite the scintillating show, Ishan did not appear in any of the ODIs. This commodity was heavily criticized by suckers and experts both at the launch of the Sri Lanka ODIs. Now with a new fur position distributed to Ishan, it'll be intriguing to see how India rejig their fur order. In all liability, Ishan may come to the club in Shreyas Iyer's position, who has been ruled out of the contest due to a back injury.

Meanwhile, participating in his studies on the new challenge, the commander noted “ Going into the series it's simple enough for us, we just want to keep perfecting as a platoon. Great opposition, great challenge, we can challenge ourselves to come out and achieve what we want to as a platoon. New Zealand is a veritably good platoon, they are coming off a great series palm against Pakistan, so obviously they're playing some good justice. ”

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