Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday indicated a change in the combination of fast bowlers for the second T20 International against Bangladesh.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday indicated a change in the combination of fast bowlers for the second T20 International against Bangladesh while defending the batting line-up. India scored 148 runs on the Kotla pitch and the four boundaries imposed by Mushfiqur Rahim in the 19th over of fast bowler Khalil Ahmed changed the course of the match.

Rohit said in a press conference on Wednesday, ‘Our batting looks good. So I don’t think we need to make any changes to our batting. We will assess the pitch and based on that we will see what we can do as a team.

Although Rohit did not name anyone, it is possible that Shardul Thakur should be replaced in the place of Khalil. The captain said, ‘The fast bowling combination we played in the last match was according to the Delhi pitch. We will then look at the pitch and think about what we need to do in our bowling line-up.

Rohit hopes that the Rajkot pitch will be better than Kotla. He said, ‘The pitch looks good. Rajkot has always been a good pitch for batting and this also helps the bowlers a little. It will be a good pitch. I am confident that it will be better than what you saw in Delhi.

Talking about the strategy, Rohit said, ‘I cannot tell you the strategy, but I can definitely tell you that there will be a slight change in our ways. In the last match (Delhi) we played according to the pitch. We were playing according to the way the pitch was behaving.

He said, “But if the pitch here (Rajkot) is good, then our approach will also be slightly different in the bowling and batting department.” The captain expects a united performance from his team. He said, “The batsmen will need to do their job and the bowlers will have to get important wickets. Will play accordingly. We are not focusing on any one department. Because we were losers as a team, not individually.