India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I: Want to fill whatever gaps we have, says Rohit Sharma after 3-0 sweep

Sri Lanka, India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday said that a lot of positives came out from the series and it was good to give opportunities to many new players in order to understand what kind of bench strength team has and which gaps the team needs to fill going forward. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARDA fighting fifty from skipper Dasun Shanaka (74 not out off 38) helped Sri Lanka post 146/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Shreyas Iyer continued his sizzling form and smashed HIS third consecutive fifty (73 not out off 45) of the series while the likes of Ravindra Jadeja (22 not out off 15), Deepak Hooda (21 off 16) and Sanju Samson (18 off 12) also contributed as India chased down the target in 16.5 overs. It was India's 12th successive T20I win, the joint-longest winning streak for a full member and their seventh series win on the trot at home in this format.

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The home side went into Sunday's affair with a batsman short, and lost skipper Rohit Sharma in the second over of the innings. The onus once again fell on Shreyas to anchor the chase. Iyer accepted the challenge wholeheartedly, slamming a 45-ball unbeaten 73, laced with nine hits to the fence and

"It's a pattern of everything that comes together. We played very well. A lot of positives came out from the series. Want to understand what kind of bench strength we have. Good to give opportunities to those guys. Important to tell the guys not to worry about their positions in the team. Want to fill whatever gaps we have. Keeping that in mind, we want to move forward," said Rohit Sharma in the post-match presentation. Rohit admitted that it's going to be a