Sourav Ganguly Assures about Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma’s Selection
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|| India Correspondent ||
The BCCI has recently announced the squad for the upcoming series against Australia and the vice-captain of the limited-overs, Rohit Sharma has not been included. Along with him, pace bowler Ishant Sharma too hasn’t been added in the Test squad. Their exclusion came after their injury which they sustained during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
Meanwhile, after the completion of the IPL, the team will travel to Australia for the tour, starting in November. India beat them last year on their own soil when David Warner and Steve Smith weren’t featured. But this year they both will be played and it will certainly be a huge hurdle in India’s way to a convincing win.
“Australia in Australia is always tough. They will be a lot stronger with (Steve) Smith and (David) Warner back. Players like (Marnus) Labuschagne have become better,” Ganguly told Hindustan Times in an interview. “It will be a good test for India, but they are capable of winning. It will be a good series.”
However, Sourav Ganguly feels that it will be a great competiton between the two best sides in world cricket.
“It’s a 50-50 chance for both teams. Runs on the board will be important. Whoever bats well will win the series,” the former captain further added. “India has the pace attack to match Australia. There is (Jasprit) Bumrah, (Mohammed) Shami, (Navdeep) Saini. The attack is as good as Australia’s.”
On the other hand, Ganguly also assured about Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma, who are currently working on their fitness. While Rohit has been with the Mumbai Indians team in Dubai and he was seen practicing in the nets, Ishant has returned to Indian and currently he is undergoing rehab.
“We are monitoring Ishant and Rohit. Ishant is not completely out. He will become a part of the Test series,” he said. “With Rohit, we want him fit for Australia. At some stage if he is fit, I am sure the selectors will rethink his position. They can be sent later. There are flights to Australia.”
