Former Indian middle-order batter who was also part of the 2011 World Cup Winning campaign, Suresh Raina has given special advice to the captain of the side Rohit Sharma before the much-awaited final against Australia.
Raina has said that Indian skipper Rohit Sharma should at least bowl 2-3 overs in the finals. Hitman rolled his arm in the match against the Netherlands and also picked a wicket.
While having a conversation with India Today, Suresh Raina said, “I would say Rohit Sharma should bowl 2-3 overs. When the opposition has a lot of left-handers, he could be useful especially early on. They have Travis Head and David Warner, why don’t you come and bowl 2-3 overs? This way you can give two extra overs to Shami or get Bumrah to bowl two more overs early on.”
He further added,”‘Rohit should bowl two overs tomorrow, then you don’t need to play Ashwin. Siraj has been bowling well for the last 16 months now. One bad game and he can’t not play the World Cup final. You never know, he might be the Man of the Match tomorrow.”
India will be looking to clinch their third ODI World Cup title, after winning it in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and then in 2011 under the guidance of MS Dhoni.
