NEW DELHI: India skipper
Rohit Sharma
on Thursday gave thumbs up to the
Kensington Oval
pitch in
Barbados
after enduring some tough times in the Group stage of the
T20 World Cup
at the
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium
track in New York.
Rohit won the toss and opted to bat against
Afghanistan
in their opening Super 8 stage game. This is also the first time India chose to bat first in the tournament.
While assessing the pitch, Rohit said it might get slower as the match progresses.
“We are going to bat first. Looks alright at this moment, looks a good track. No grass on the pitch, I guess it will get slower. It's better than New York. We have to adapt to the conditions quickly," Rohit said after the toss.
India have also changed their Playing XI, bringing in left-arm chinaman
Kuldeep Yadav
in place of pacer
Mohammed Siraj
.
We have been here for a couple of days, we have played a lot of cricket. It's about understanding what we need to do in conditions like these. It's an early start. Usually start in the evening elsewhere. We enjoy playing here. We have made one change, Kuldeep comes in for Siraj," Rohit added.
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