Team is playing differently, says Rohit Sharma ahead of Asia Cup

Captain, coach focusing on creating bench strengthMUMBAI: The upcoming edition of the T20 Asia Cup in UAE, which kicks off on August 27 and ends on September 11, will see India miss ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who is out due to a back injury. However, gone are the days when India's pace bowling attack looked weak when their strike bowler was out injured. The emergence of one impressive fast bowler after another has seen India's pace bowling stocks get richer than ever before.

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With India playing non-stop cricket and the threat of players getting injured or being infected by Covid-19, captain Rohit Sharma stressed that he and coach Rahul Dravid had discussed about "creating a bench strength," considering the amount of cricket the team plays, weighing in the injury factor. "Bumrah, (Mohammed) Shami and all these guys will not be with the Indian team forever, so you have to try and prepare the other guys. I and Rahul bhai spoke about how we are going to create our bench strength because that's going to be very crucial considering the amount of cricket we play, considering the injury factors and everything. We never want to be a team that relies on one or two individuals, we want to be a team where everyone can contribute and help the team win on their own. We want to be that kind of a team and that's why we want to give the youngsters as many opportunities as possible and of course,