Once SA ODIs are over, decision will be taken on how to give Rohit-Kohli game time: Gill
Sydney (PTI): Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will need a lot of game time going forward now that they play only one format but a decision on how the two white ball legends will stay in rhythm will be decided once the South Africa ODI series is over, skipper Shubman Gill said on Saturday.
Kohli and Rohit finished the ODI series on a high with unbeaten 74 and 121 respectively in the team's emphatic nine-wicket victory in dead rubber against Australia.
Asked if he has had a discussion with the duo regarding the gap of a month between now and the next series against South Africa and another seven weeks before New Zealand come calling, Gill replied in negative.
"We haven't talked about it yet. But I think once South Africa (ODI) series is over (on December 6), there will be a gap in international cricket before the New Zealand ODI series (January 11, 2026). So I think then we will see how to keep the players in touch. Then I think a decision will be taken," Gill said at the post-match press conference.
However with only six more ODI games (three vs SA and three vs NZ) left for the season, game time is an issue.
The next international assignment for Rohit and Kohli is SA one dayers on November 30, December 3 and 6 followed by 50-vers games against New Zealand starting January 11.
However from December 24, the Vijay Hazare Trophy (National One Dayers) will start and both are expected to play a few games for their respective teams.
"They have been winning games for the past 15 years"
For the young skipper, seeing 38-year-old Rohit and 36-year-old Kohli finish off a clinical chase was a treat for the eyes.
"They've been doing this for the past 15 years. To be able to watch them play like this and get the team through unbeaten is really a treat to watch," Gill said, reiterating that "as a player, there were no doubts" about the two modern day greats being able to perform.
"As a captain, when you sit outside and watch the match, it feels really good that the two senior most players of the team are playing, and they're getting the team through."
Just hearing the duo middle the ball is an experience for a young man, who has grown up watching the duo.
"I think, like I said, it's a treat to watch both of them, especially when they're batting like that, and seeing the ball fly off their bats, and just hearing the sound that comes off their bat is something, you know, that tells you how good a nick that they're both in."
Gill also spoke about how they executed what is always discussed at team meetings -- if someone is set, he should finish the game.
"Watching them from outside and taking the team through is something that we often talk about in team meetings. They are walking the talk, so it's a great bonus for us."
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
