That's why Rohit did not allow Virat Kohli to bat, revealed himself after the match

The first match of the three-match ODI series being played between West Indies and India was played at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. In this low-scoring match, India defeated the hosts by 5 wickets, performing well. In this match, India experimented with its batting order. He changed the batting order after West Indies were all out for 114 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma did not get down to open. He came to bat at number seven. At the same time, despite falling five wickets, Virat Kohli did not get a chance to bat.

After the match, Rohit talked about this experiment done with the batting order and explained why he came to bat at number 7 and did not give Virat Kohli a chance to bat. According to Rohit Sharma, he wanted to give everyone a chance and because of this, this decision was taken.

After the match, the Indian captain said, 'I never thought that the pitch would play like this. The pitch had everything for the fast bowlers and the spinners. Well done by our bowlers to restrict West Indies to a low total. We wanted to give enough match time in ODIs to the players who have come here. It was also not expected that we would also lose 5 wickets.

Regarding the decision to send Suryakumar Yadav at number-3 and Hardik Pandya at number-4, he said, 'We will keep experimenting whenever we get a chance. After restricting them to 115, we knew we could try a few players. I don't think he will get more chances like this. When I made my debut for India, I used to bat at number seven. I remembered those days.

Regarding debutant Mukesh Kumar, Rohit said that he swings the ball both ways. He bowled well in Tests as well, so it was good to see him bowling like that in ODIs as well. Talking about the match, after losing the toss, the Caribbean team got all out after scoring only 114 runs in 23 overs. Captain Shai Hope played an inning of 43 runs off 45 balls for the West Indies. In response, India achieved this target by losing five wickets in 22.5 overs with the help of Ishaan Kishan's excellent half-century. Kishan played an inning of 52 runs in 46 balls.