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Teams Indias policy of rotating their three openers,including Sachin Tendulkar,was again thrown into confusion with off-spinner R Ashwin saying on Saturday that he is not aware of it. When grilled about the teams rotation policy in the pre-match press conference,Ashwin could not come up with a definitive answer. How do I know about the teams selection policy, Ashwin said.
Indias line-up for Sundays match against Australia is again likely to have a change at the top to allow youngsters in the middle order,especially Rohit Sharma,to get a hit in the centre.
The rotation policy,by logic,should now call for Sachin Tendulkar to be put on bench but indications are that the veteran would be a part of the playing eleven,implying either Virender Sehwag or Gautam Gambhir would sit out.
Media manager,GS Walia made it clear that the teams priority is to qualify for the finals of the triangular series and not rotation policy. Rotation doesnt mean that we have to adhere to it without seeing the interest of the team, Walia told reporters.
The first priority is to qualify for the finals, he added. With conflicting reports coming in regarding the stated rotation policy,it remains to be seen if indeed Tendulkar will be rested for the Adelaide ODI against Australia.
