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Home / Sports / Cricket / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar visit BCCI office in Mumbai

IN PHOTOS: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar visit BCCI office in Mumbai

Updated On: 02 May, 2024 08:42 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday said the team management was crystal clear about picking as many as four spinners for the T20 World Cup in America, asserting that IPL had very little role to play in deciding the final 15. Pics/Atul Kamble

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India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday said the team management was crystal clear about picking as many as four spinners for the T20 World Cup in America, asserting that IPL had very little role to play in deciding the final 15. Pics/Atul Kamble

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India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday said the team management was crystal clear about picking as many as four spinners for the T20 World Cup in America, asserting that IPL had very little role to play in deciding the final 15. Pics/Atul Kamble

India have picked four spinners and three pacers in the squad, a move that has attracted diverse views. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are the two wrist spinners while Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are the all-rounders who bowl left-arm spin

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India have picked four spinners and three pacers in the squad, a move that has attracted diverse views. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are the two wrist spinners while Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are the all-rounders who bowl left-arm spin

"I don`t want to go into details on this. I definitely wanted four spinners. We have played a lot of cricket there (West Indies), we know how the conditions are like, Rohit Sharma said in a press conference on Thursday

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"I don`t want to go into details on this. I definitely wanted four spinners. We have played a lot of cricket there (West Indies), we know how the conditions are like, Rohit Sharma said in a press conference on Thursday

Rohit Sharma indicated how morning matches and slower tracks in Guyana and Antigua will help the slower bowlers

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Rohit Sharma indicated how morning matches and slower tracks in Guyana and Antigua will help the slower bowlers

"The matches start at 10 am in the morning. There is a technical aspect involved in this. The reason for picking four spinners is something I won`t reveal now. But I will definitely say it there what is the reason behind it," Rohit Sharma said

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"The matches start at 10 am in the morning. There is a technical aspect involved in this. The reason for picking four spinners is something I won`t reveal now. But I will definitely say it there what is the reason behind it," Rohit Sharma said

"With two spinners being all-rounders like Axar and Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja), and then the two attacking spinners, Kuldeep and Chahal, (it) gives you a little bit of balance in your spin department as well. Based on opposition, we can decide who to play," the Team India skipper said

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"With two spinners being all-rounders like Axar and Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja), and then the two attacking spinners, Kuldeep and Chahal, (it) gives you a little bit of balance in your spin department as well. Based on opposition, we can decide who to play," the Team India skipper said

The Indian squad was picked on Tuesday

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The Indian squad was picked on Tuesday

Rohit Sharma said a lot of attention was given to the team`s needs in the middle overs. Shivam Dube was picked ahead of Rinku Singh and that too divided opinions

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Rohit Sharma said a lot of attention was given to the team`s needs in the middle overs. Shivam Dube was picked ahead of Rinku Singh and that too divided opinions

"There are other options there as well. We picked a guy based on his performance in the IPL and few games he played for India. There is no guarantee what our playing eleven will look like," he said referring to Dube

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"There are other options there as well. We picked a guy based on his performance in the IPL and few games he played for India. There is no guarantee what our playing eleven will look like," he said referring to Dube

Rohit added that the he had figured out 70 to 80 per cent of the squad before the IPL and just like chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, he also said that performance in one tournament can`t be parameter for deciding the composition of the squad

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Rohit added that the he had figured out 70 to 80 per cent of the squad before the IPL and just like chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, he also said that performance in one tournament can`t be parameter for deciding the composition of the squad

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