Team India will try rotation policy (Photo: PTI)
The ODI series against England will also give a boost to Team India’s preparations for the World Cup 2027. There is news that Team India may be seen trying the rotation policy for the preparations for the ODI World Cup 2027. She can rotate the senior players, so that the young players can also get full time for match practice. Before the ODI World Cup 2027, Team India has to play about 20 ODI matches. If Team India tries the rotation policy and rotates the senior players, then it is obvious that Rohit-Virat cannot be seen playing in the entire ODI.
Team India will rotate Rohit-Virat- report
According to the report of Times of India, the team management is trying to convince Rohit-Virat and other senior players for rotation. Even in the last match of the last ODI series against Afghanistan, the management had to rotate Rohit. However, Rohit refused to take rest. In that situation, Shubman Gill had made room for Yashasvi Jaiswal by lowering himself in the batting order.
Why does Team India want rotation policy?
Times of India quoted sources as saying that the team management does not want such a situation to arise where when senior players are out of form, the young players are not fully prepared to play in their place due to lack of much match practice. According to the report, the team management considers Yashasvi Jaiswal as part of its plans for the ODI World Cup 2027. Apart from that, he also wants to keep the option of another wicketkeeper batsman open. This is the reason why he is keen to rotate Rohit-Virat and Rahul in the upcoming ODI matches.
The matter of rotation is clear from Gill’s words
How much emphasis Team India is going to place on the rotation of senior players can also be seen from the statement given by Shubman Gill before the first ODI to be played in Birmingham. Gill had said that you would never want to go with a playing eleven which is unsettled. In such a situation, new and young players will have to be given a chance, so that they can get the experience of match practice and can give their best when needed. He said that we talk about experience and pressure situations, it would be better if we prepare ourselves completely before the ODI World Cup 2027.
Gill said that we have to play 11 matches in the World Cup. Whereas in bilateral series we play only 3 or 5 ODIs. So there is a big difference between bilateral and World Cup matches. We have to be prepared for every situation.
