Rohit Sharma on Tuesday backed Ravichandran Ashwin's idea
of an early start in the ODI World
Cup to negate the dew factor as the Indian captain does not want any team to gain undue advantage in a major event.
It becomes difficult for the bowlers to grip the ball when dew covers the field in the evening, making batting easier for the chasing team.
Ashwin had proposed an 11.30 am start for the World Cup games to be played in India in October-November. Usually in India, the game starts at 1:30pm.
However, the broadcasters who pay big money to get the media rights are expected to have the final say on the subject.
"It is a good idea. It is a World Cup right. You don't want to compromise too much on the toss factor. You want to completely take that away. I like the idea of an early start but don't know if it is possible. The broadcasters will decide (laughs)," said Rohit. "Ideally you don't want to see teams getting advantage of dew. You want to see cricket being played without one having an advantage of batting under lights with dew around."
The captain also confirmed that Ishan Kishan, who sat out of the series against Bangladesh despite scoring a double ton in his last ODI innings, will be accommodated in the middle-order.
"Kishan will be batting in the middle order and I am glad he could get a run here after that fine knock in Bangladesh," he said.