“As of now, we will certainly open with Rohit and Jaiswal,” Dravid said. “But when you have a team, you have to have that flexibility to do whatever it takes if that’s what’s best for the team and gives us the best chance to be successful. So there’s nothing set in stone. But certainly, we’re very happy.” with what Jaiswal has done as an opener for us, and also gives us a left-right combination at the top.”
Kishan ‘not available’; Iyer fell
“Ishan Kishan was not available for selection,” he said. “Ishan asked for a break [while] in South Africa – what we agree to, what we support, [and] which we have recognized, and has not yet been made available for selection. I am sure when he is ready he will play domestic cricket and be available for selection.
“And certainly, in the case of Shreyas Iyer, there was absolutely no disciplinary reason for his non-inclusion. There were a lot of batsmen in the team, and Shreyas Iyer missed out. He also didn’t play the T20s in South Africa, if you notice, and it’s unfortunate . He is a good player, but there are many batsmen, and it is not easy to fit everyone into the team and the XI. There is absolutely no disciplinary reason, and that was not discussed in “Everyone, at least in my conversations with the selectors when they were having these deliberations and discussions.”
“We know they have some really good spinners,” Dravid said. “So it will be a good challenge for our batsmen. We have also discussed about it – how to play and dominate their spinners. So it will be a good challenge and we are looking forward to it.”
