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Rohit Sharma replacement: It is being said about the veteran opener batsman Rohit Sharma, who had a disappointing performance in two back to back ODIs on the England tour, that he can take the field for Team India for the last time at Lord’s. In such a situation, the question is that if Rohit takes retirement from ODI, then who will be his replacement.
Indian cricket team’s legendary opener batsman Rohit Sharma is in the final stages of his career. After flopping in two back to back matches on the England tour, speculations about his retirement have also increased. Meanwhile, quoting the Indian Express report, it was said that Rohit Sharma can put an end to his career at Lord’s during the England tour. In such a situation, let us know about those five players who can become Rohit Sharma’s replacement in ODIs.
The first name in this list is that of left-handed opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. Yashasvi has been waiting for his turn in ODI for a long time. Yashasvi has strengthened his hold on the opening slot by performing strongly in the Test team. At the same time, whenever he got a chance in ODI, Yashasvi did not disappoint. Gautam Gambhir also likes Yashasvi. In such a situation, if Rohit Sharma retires, then it is considered certain that Yashasvi will open the innings in ODI with Shubhman Gill.
Ishan Kishan is also in the race to replace Rohit. Ishan Kishan has undoubtedly not been very effective on the England tour, but his recent form has been tremendous. Apart from this, his batting number in the team has also been changed continuously, while the best place for Ishaan is considered to be opening. This is the reason that after Rohit, he can become his replacement.
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Ruturaj Gaikwad’s name is also included in the list of replacement for Rohit Sharma. Gaikwad has been constantly in and out of the team. The reason behind this is not his performance, but not fitting in the slot. Gaikwad is purely an opener batsman. In such a situation, playing him in the middle order is dishonest with him.
There is talk of including Abhishek Sharma as a replacement for Rohit Sharma in ODIs. Abhishek has already proved himself in the T20 format. Looking at the way Abhishek Sharma bats, if he is included in ODI, then he can prove to be the perfect replacement for Rohit Sharma.
Sai Sudarshan’s recent performance in domestic cricket has been tremendous. Will suit him very well especially in ODI format. Sudarshan has already got a chance in the Test for Team India. In such a situation, now he is waiting for his turn in ODI. This is the reason why Sudarshan has joined the race to replace Rohit Sharma in the ODI team.
