You want your best players to play all the games, but that's not possible: Rohit Sharma

As Team India is getting ready for a very hectic schedule in the coming days which will start with a couple of Test matches against Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma opened up on how exactly India may select their playing XI. With too much cricket to be played that will feature all formats of the game from now to February, Rohit also pinned his hopes on India’s flourishing talent pool.

Talking in a press-conference in the build up to the first Test of Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma said, “You want your best players to play all the games, but that's not possible because there is so much cricket that happens. It is not only Test cricket, there is T20 cricket happening [against Bangladesh and South Africa] in the middle of the Test series as well. So you [have] got to understand everything, and then see what is best for the team and then manage your bowlers around it."

Rohit further said, “We have got a lot of bowlers who are there for us. We saw some exciting prospects in the Duleep Trophy as well. I am not too worried about the kind of bowlers that are waiting in the wings for us."

Shedding some light on the latest Team India management, Rohit added, “The staff is new, but I know both Gautam Gambhir and Abhishek Nayar. I have played quite a bit of cricket against [bowling coach] Morne Morkel; we've played some tough cricket against each other. I've also played, maybe a couple of games, against [assistant coach] Ryan [ten Doeschate], but the two of us haven't spoken as much before. From what I experienced with him in Sri Lanka, I think he has a sensible and [an] understanding personality, given the way he quickly started to understand things about the team.”

He continued, “As for Gambhir and Nayar, like I said, I know them well. Sri Lanka was the first series [with them in charge], and now they are going to play their second series with the team. Everyone has their own style. Rahul [Dravid] bhai, Vikram Rathour, [and] Paras Mhambrey - they had a different way of running the team, [while] these guys will have a different style.”

Rohit concluded by stating, “So it's important for you to adjust. So far, there have been no problems or issues as a player. Like I said, if there is understanding between both [coaches and players], that's the most important thing. And we have a good understanding."