Though Team India skipper Rohit Sharma on Tuesday did not divulge any details on the status of injured all-rounder Axar Patel, he said the veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s show in the first two ODIs against Australia has assured him of back-up options for the upcoming ODI World Cup in case of an eventuality.
“Ashwin has got the class. He has got the experience of playing the sport and handling the pressure. It is just that he has not played ODIs in the last year or so,” said Rohit during the pre-match press meet.
“But you cannot take away the class and the experience the individual has over the years and in the last couple of games we saw how well he bowled,” Rohit said.
Rohit expressed satisfaction over Ashwin’s effort and said it indeed gives them an option to fall back upon.
“Ashwin has got a lot of variation up his sleeve and in case there is a chance, we can look at a lot of things. Hopefully, the way things are at this point, it does well for us because we have got all the backups ready. We have given them enough game-time,” said Rohit.