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Ishant Sharma, who was not chosen for any of the ODIs against Sri Lanka, would bat in a different position, according to skipper Rohit Sharma, before the first game of the series.
Team India began the year on a strong note as they accomplished a sweep over Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series after losing the ODI series against Bangladesh. With the exception of the second ODI, in which India struggled somewhat at the plate, the Men in Blue turned forth masterful performances in both areas.
Virat Kohli blasted two tonnes in the three matches, while Rohit Sharma looked in fantastic rhythm in his comeback game following his thumb injury. Ishan Kishan was chosen over Shubman Gill, who also had a terrific performance. The opener cemented his selection by scoring a century in the last game played in Thiruvananthapuram.
Team India is now preparing for their upcoming task, a limited-overs series against New Zealand that begins on Wednesday. Ishant Sharma, who was not chosen for any of the ODIs against Sri Lanka, would bat in a different position, according to skipper Rohit Sharma, before the first game of the series.
The skipper stated on Tuesday, "Ishan will bat in the middle order; I'm delighted that he can get a run here after a fantastic hit against Bangladesh.
Ishant joined Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Rohit Sharma as the fourth Indian to score a double century in an ODI. In the last ODI against Bangladesh, the wicketkeeper-batter struck 210 from 131 balls to achieve the feat.
Ishant didn't play in any of the ODIs, which was highly criticised by fans and pundits at the start of the Sri Lanka ODI series despite the electrifying performance. It would be fascinating to observe how India rearranges their batting order now that Ishan is in a different batting position. Most likely, Ishan will take the field in Shreyas Iyer's place.Is Ishan may take the field in lieu of Shreyas Iyer, who is expected to miss the game due to a back ailment.
The skipper said, "Going into the series, it's fairly straightforward for us; we just want to keep progressing as a team," when asked about the new task. New Zealand is a really talented side; they just won a fantastic series against Pakistan, so it's clear that they are playing some terrific cricket. They present a big challenge, so we can push ourselves to rise to the occasion and accomplish what we want to as a team.