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.

Among Indian players, wicketkeeper batsmen Wriddhiman Saha and Mohammad Shami have experience of playing Test matches day and night in domestic cricket.

The Indian cricket team will play its first day-night Test against Bangladesh at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata from 22 to 26 November. Among Indian players, wicketkeeper batsmen Wriddhiman Saha and Mohammad Shami have experience of playing Test matches day and night in domestic cricket. Both players have played day-night cricket in the CAB Super League final at Eden Gardens in 2016.

But now the team opener Rohit Sharma has said that he has experience of playing with the pink ball in the Duleep Trophy and this experience will help in the upcoming day-night Test match. On Thursday, on the sidelines of an event here, Rohit said, ‘I am very excited about the Test match day and night. I cannot say anything about the others, but I have played a match with the pink ball in the Duleep Trophy and I had a good experience of it.

Rohit said on India’s captaincy

Rohit said, “Now the opportunity has come again, then I will try to do well and we will win the match.” Captain Virat Kohli has been rested from the series against Bangladesh and Rohit has been given the command of the team. Rohit said that it is an honor for him to lead the team.

He said, ‘These things are not in our hands. Be it one or 100, it is a matter of honor. I have already captained the team before and I have a good experience of it. I do not think how long I have to remain captain. Whenever I get a chance to captain the team, I enjoy it.

Rohit also refused to speak on the future of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He said, ‘I have not heard anything about all these things. You are the one telling all these things.