India vs England 2022: Rohit Sharma stresses on building bench strength after ODI series win

Rohit Sharma on Sunday acknowledged that there are "some solid guys" waiting in the wings but said his team will need to improve further moving ahead. Chasing 260 to win the series-deciding third ODI and claim the rubber, India reached their target with five wickets in hand and 47 balls to spare, thanks to Rishabh Pant's maiden century in the format and Hardik Pandya's all-round heroics. The India skipper said the side will look to focus on the bench strength. "We've got some solid guys sitting on the bench who've been waiting to get a game. Want to create that bench strength (ahead of T20 World Cup). "Injuries are bound to happen, have to manage workload, so need to build bench strength. Have got some solid guys who will get their opportunity in the West Indies," Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

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Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 125 and Hardik Pandya's superb all-round display helped India seal a five wicket victory over England in the third and final one-day international at Old Trafford on Sunday and complete a 2-1 series victory.

He added, "Very pleased (with series win). We came here, wanted to achieve something as a group in white-ball, and we did. Moving forward there are things we need to improve but pleased with the effort." India, thus, won both the white-ball series after losing the COVID-delayed rescheduled fifth Test. "Came here, wanted to achieve something as a group in white-ball (formats). We were here last time and were beaten, I remember that. Not an easy place to come and win games." It was a good pitch to bat on, but England could not capitalise, and even India's top-order crumbled