5 reasons why India should continue to experiment in the ODI series against Australia

#2 Trying out all possible combinations

Raina and Yuvraj are waiting on the wings

India, as of now, have a very good bench strength which includes the likes of Ajinkya Rahane who was the highest scorer on the West Indies tour. Apart from that, the likes of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina are also waiting for more opportunities.

Among the likes of Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav and KL Rahul, only two can make it to the final team which necessitates giving everyone more opportunities to decide who makes the final cut. India’s three young spinners have done well on the Lankan tour but the veterans Ashwin and Jadeja will be back now.

Therefore, everyone should be given equal opportunities and new combinations must be tried out to see what is best for the team. KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane should be given opportunities as openers as well as in the middle order. Dhawan and Rohit Sharma can be rested on a rotational basis.

In the bowling department, either one of Ashwin or Jadeja should be made to partner the younger spinners on a rotational basis. It is these experiments which will help India to arrive at the best final combination.