Prithvi Shaw impressed one and all in his debut appearance in white clothes cricket for India. The Mumbai youngster scored 237 runs in 3 innings to be crowned the man of the series of the recently concluded India vs West Indies test series.
According to a report published in Indian Express, selectors are gearing up to test Shaw in the ODI series against West Indies in pursuit of preparation to the upcoming 2019 world cup in Australia. The selectors are planning to include Shaw for the last three ODIs as the squad for starting to matches have allready been announced.
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma impressed in the Asia Cup 2018 at the top or the oder. Currently, Rohit who is also the vice captain of limited overs side is more superior partner than Dhawan and its certain that Shaw will get a chance in place of Dhawan.
KL Rahul is another option as an opener who has failed to make the most of the chances.
“With an eye to the World Cup, the main focus was how to rotate players. In fact, more than rotation, it would be more about how to save our key players, ” a source told Indian Express.
More rest to the senior players
A move to include the youngsters in the team may also mean that selectors are giving ample time of recovery and rest to the senior players ahead of the world cup, next year.
“That’s why you would see the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Shami in and out of the squad, not playing regularly. The players who are important for all formats will be adequately taken care of. Going ahead also, these things will keep happening,” the source added.
