Summary
Venkatesh Iyer’s performance is also important because the T20 World Cup is to be held in Australia this year and India will need a fast bowling all-rounder there. Venkatesh can play an important role in this.
Team India is constantly scaling new heights of success under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli resigned from the captaincy of the T20 format after the T20 World Cup. After this he was also removed from the captaincy of ODIs. After this, Rohit was made the regular captain in both T20 and ODI. Under his captaincy, Team India has played two T20 series and one ODI series and clean sweep the opposition team in all three. This includes a 3-0 win against New Zealand in November 2021 and a 3-0 win in ODIs and T20Is against West Indies.
Venkatesh Iyer emerged as the match winner for India
After becoming the captain, Rohit has continuously given opportunities to new players and he has won the team India’s bag. All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer’s performance in the T20 series against New Zealand was not special, but despite this, Rohit kept giving him opportunities and he emerged as a match winner in the T20 series against West Indies. Venkatesh played a tremendous innings in the last T20 against the Windies and also took two important wickets like Kieron Pollard and Jason Holder.
Venkatesh Iyer is a master at hitting big
Venkatesh was India’s second highest run-scorer in the T20I series against West Indies. He scored 92 runs in three matches at an average of 92 and a strike rate of 184. In the last T20, he shared 91 runs in 37 balls with Suryakumar Yadav to take India to 184 runs. Venkatesh is an expert in hitting big hits and he made everyone aware of his potential in IPL 2021 itself.
Venkatesh Iyer replaces Hardik Pandya in the team
Venkatesh’s walk is also important because the T20 World Cup is to be held in Australia this year and India will need a fast bowling all-rounder there. Venkatesh can play an important role in this. The kind of performance of Hardik Pandya in the 2021 T20 World Cup and then the BCCI’s constant neglect of him suggests that Venkatesh is largely in Team India’s plan.
Biggest problem solved under Rohit’s captaincy
If Venkatesh continues his performance like this, then it will not take much time for him to clear Hardik’s card from the team. Venkatesh also shows the full potential of a good all-rounder. Along with this, he has the ability to play in any batting order from opener to lower order. With Rohit becoming the captain and Venkatesh coming into the team, the biggest problem of a fast bowling all-rounder has almost gone away. Captain Rohit has already made it clear to a brilliant batsman like Shreyas Iyer that the team needs an all-rounder and will keep giving Venkatesh a chance.
Found a dependable batsman in Suryakumar
Apart from this, Team India has also got a great batsman in the middle order in the form of Suryakumar Yadav. He explained in the T20 series against West Indies why it was right to give him preference over Shreyas. Suryakumar was the highest run-scorer for India in the series against the Windies. He scored 107 runs in three innings of three matches at an average of 53.50 and a strike rate of 194.54. It also includes a fifty. If Suryakumar remains fit, he is sure to be selected in the squad of the T20 World Cup.
Ishaan Kishan has to improve performance
Wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan was the most expensive player of IPL Mega Auction this year. He was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore, but his performance in this T20 series was very disappointing. He could score just 71 runs in three innings at an average of 23.66 and a strike rate of 85.54.
Captain Rohit has a lot of faith in him and he has to improve his performance if he wants to cement his place in the T20 World Cup squad. After the return of KL Rahul, Ishaan’s place in the playing 11 may be equally difficult. If he continues to perform like this, it will be difficult for him to make a place in the squad as well.
Ravi Bishnoi’s new discovery for the series against the Windies
Captain Rohit gave a chance to young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi in this series and he took full advantage of this opportunity. He gave runs in three matches at an economy rate of 6.33 and also took three wickets. He can prove to be an important player for India. India’s spin attack is going to be interesting with the return of Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Edge was also seen in fast bowling
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s performance against South Africa may have been poor, but against West Indies he bowled tremendously. Deepak Chahar also played him well. After the return of Jasprit Bumrah, India’s pace bowling department will also be strengthened.
Team India has bowlers like Shardul Thakur, famous Krishna and Harshal Patel and Mohammad Siraj and Avesh Khan as backup. Harshal Patel also bowled well in the death overs against West Indies. He was India’s highest wicket-taker in this series. He took five wickets in three matches. His economy rate stood at 8.75.
Expansion
Team India is constantly scaling new heights of success under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli resigned from the captaincy of the T20 format after the T20 World Cup. After this he was also removed from the captaincy of ODIs. After this, Rohit was made the regular captain in both T20 and ODI. Under his captaincy, Team India has played two T20 series and one ODI series and clean sweep the opposition team in all three. This includes a 3-0 win against New Zealand in November 2021 and a 3-0 win in ODIs and T20Is against West Indies.
Venkatesh Iyer emerged as the match winner for India
After becoming the captain, Rohit has continuously given opportunities to new players and he has won the team India’s bag. All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer’s performance in the T20 series against New Zealand was not special, but despite this, Rohit kept giving him opportunities and he emerged as a match winner in the T20 series against West Indies. Venkatesh played a tremendous innings in the last T20 against the Windies and also took two important wickets like Kieron Pollard and Jason Holder.