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Skipper Rohit Sharma said it is a tough decision to pick India's wicketkeeper batter in ODIs between K L Rahul and Rishabh Pant, maintaining that both the players are 'match-winners' in their own way.
Pant made a comeback to international cricket after a long injury lay-off during the T20 World Cup, while Rahul will be eyeing his first one-day game since January during the opening match against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.
"It's a tough call (wicketkeeper-batter between Rahul and Pant) to make. Both are quality players, and you know the abilities of both the players. They are match-winners in their own way. They have won a lot of games for us in the past," Rohit said on Thursday.
Rohit said it is always nice to have a problem of plenty rather than not having it.
"It is not easy to pick a team or a player when you have quality like that. It is always nice to have problems like that while picking up the teams, so you know that there is quality in the squad. I look forward to these kind of problems till I am the captain," he said.
Rohit said whoever gets picked eventually, the important aspect for the player is to express himself freely.
The 37-year-old said the management has already created a relaxed atmosphere in the dressing room so that the players can pursue their game without trepidations.
"The most important thing is to allow the freedom to players, so that they will be able to do that and it is our job to ensure that we create that environment. Yes, we have already created that environment
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