Indian team’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate acknowledged the prospect on handing chances to youngsters like Harshit Rana, Tilak Varma and others in the final T20I of the 3-match series between India and Bangladesh that is set to be played on Saturday, October 12.
The first 2 matches saw youngsters like Mayank Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy shine especially the latter, who even got awarded with the Player of the Match award in the second T201 for his brilliant performance with both the bat and the ball.
With the series already done and dusted, India will be looking to complete a series sweep over the Tigers in the third T20I which will be played in Hyderabad.
India may give a chance to new faces in final Bangladesh T20I
With the squad consisting of young brimming talents, Ryan ten Doeschate dropped a subtle hint about India trying new faces in the final T20I.
“Yeah, that was always the plan. Obviously, there’s nice depth in the squad, and a lot of guys have got IPL experience. We try to expose as many guys as we can to international experience with what we’ve got coming up. So someone like Harshit Rana we’re keen to give a game to. Obviously, Tilak came into the squad a bit later,” Ryan said at the pre-match press conference.
“Jitesh is there as well, but we want to give Sanju another chance. So there are options, and certainly the plan originally was to win the series, get the series won and then try a few new faces for the last game,” Ryan added.
However, Ryan emphasized that opportunities are not given but earned by the players under the new regime that has been soaring to new heights.
“I mean, the first thing I’ll say is we don’t give opportunities. The guys earn opportunities. Someone like Nitish, an emerging player of the IPL last year, ‘s impressed us with the work he’s done, and that goes for everyone who comes into these squads. They’re very carefully selected,” Ryan said.
