New Delhi: India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has thrown a subtle hint accepting the prospects of giving chances to youngsters Harshit Rana, Tilak Varma and others in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh. The first two T20Is against the Bangla Tigers saw new faces Mayank Yadav and all-rounder Nitish Reddy sizzle around for the team.
While Mayank proved his mettle with the new balls, Nitish was remarkable with the bat as well as the ball proving his all-round abilities. With India 2-0 up in the three-match series, the aim of the hosts would be to register a clean sweep just like they did in the 2-match Test series before this. Ryan ten Doeschate said that they will think about trying new faces in the third and final game as India has a lot of talent.
Nice depth in the squad: Doeschate
“Yeah, that was always the plan. Obviously, there’s nice depth in the squad, and a lot of guys have got IPL experience. We try to expose as many guys as we can to international experience with what we’ve got coming up. So someone like Harshit Rana we’re keen to give a game to. Obviously, Tilak came into the squad a bit later,” he said in the pre-match press conference on the eve of the final T20I against Bangladesh.
“Jitesh is there as well, but we want to give Sanju another chance. So there are options, and certainly the plan originally was to win the series, get the series won and then try a few new faces for the last game,” Ryan added.
Since the era of Gautam Gambhir, new faces are being picked up and given a chance to prove their mettle, especially in the shortest format of the game. After the conclusion of the Bangladesh series, India will immediately shift its focus from white-ball cricket to Test format as they prepare to host New Zealand from October 16.
Harshit Rana can make his India debut, along with some other youngsters in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh on Saturday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
