Experienced India player turned commentator Dinesh Karthik said that Shubman Gill may have to make way for Rohit Sharma if he becomes a match fit for the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Karthik also added that they could go with the same bowling unit, considering their performance during the 1st Test in Chattogram as well.
Meanwhile, Gill, one of the reserve openers for Team India for quite a long time, smashed a stunning century in the second innings of the first Test against Bangladesh. However, KL Rahul being the vice-captain and with Rohit’s likely return in the match, could have seen him out of the squad as well.
While speaking on Cricbuzz chatter, Karthik said that removing Rahul based on one performance would be unfair as well, so Gill may have to sit out in the second Test. He said.
“It’s sad to say, but I think Shubman Gill has to sit out because KL Rahul is the incumbent opener and the vice-captain of the team. You can’t remove somebody on one performance. So, it would have to be Shubman Gill. I think they will play with the same eleven, but just the one change that Rohit Sharma could come in for Shubman Gill.”
“You want a certain sense of control on when wickets are not falling” – Dinesh Karthik
However, Rohit Sharma sustained a finger injury during the second ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Despite that, he came out to bat at No. 9 and stayed unbeaten on 51 but Bangladesh won a thriller as well. But, Rohit was eventually ruled out of the third ODI and the first Test as well.
The veteran again said: “As a whole, what the Indian team would have learnt is to persist with consistent bowling. What I mean is yesterday when the Bangladesh openers had a good start, they couldn’t run away with the game. The good thing that KL did is kept the run rate under three.”
“It is a bit of an unwritten rule that if the team is not losing wickets and if you keep the run rate under three, the opposition is not running away with the game. You want a certain sense of control on when wickets are not falling, and that was the good part about India’s bowling yesterday,” Dinesh Karthik concluded.
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