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Rohit Sharma opened up on spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel not being referred to as up.© X (Twitter)
Rohit additionally opened up on spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel not being referred to as up. The Indian captain additionally hinted that his facet may line up with two spinners on the MCG, relying on the circumstances.
“Yeah, Tanush was here a month back (for the Australia A) series. And Kuldeep (Yadav), I do not think, has a visa (laughs). And we wanted somebody to get here as quickly as possible. Tanush was the one who was ready and he played here,” Rohit mentioned in a pre-match press convention on Tuesday.
“Not that Tanush is not good enough. He has shown in the last two years what he has done in domestic cricket. And we really wanted just a backup in case, you know, we need two spinners playing here or in Sydney, you need a backup option.”
“Kuldeep, obviously, is not 100 percent fit. He recently went through a hernia surgery. And the other options, like Axar, he had a baby, so he is not going to travel. So Tanush was the right option for us at this point. And he has certainly shown in the domestic level what he is capable of.”
The five-match collection is tied at 1-1 after India received by 295 runs in Perth earlier than being crushed by 10 wickets within the pink ball sport in Adelaide. The rain-affected third Take a look at in Brisbane was drawn.
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