Rohit Sharma still finds favour with certain section of selection panel

India's middle order batsman Rohit Sharma may not among runs in recent matches, but there is still some support for the cricketer and this is not from his team, says a report in The Times Of India, adding that a certain section of the selection panel are still batting for the fact that the Mumbai cricketer can come good and he should be given some more opportunities to prove his mettle at the highest level.

"There is no place for failure at this level no matter how talented you are. But since Rohit is a good cricketer, the selectors are not reading too much into his recent failures," a source close to the development told TOI on Monday.

Earlier Gautam Gambhir had said that there is no doubt that the team management had great confidence in Rohit's ability. "We are also looking at the players who will be part of the team in the World T20 to be held here. Changing and chopping often is not the solution. Talented players need to be given a long rope and that is the team management's policy," Gambhir said.

According to a report in The Times Of india, Suresh Raina on Monday said India would not put itself under unnecessary pressure and continue playing its natural game to clinch the series as they take on Sri Lanka in the fourth One-dayer on Tuesday.India are leading the series 2-1, having won the first and third ODIs. "We will look to play our natural game. We have three more games to go, two one-dayers and one T20," Raina said at the pre-match press conference.

Coming to international cricket, Deccan Herald says that the pace of Kemar Roach and the confidence of Chris Gayle led West Indies to a nine-wicket victory in the first of their two-Test series against struggling New Zealand on Sunday in Antigua.

Roach took 5-60 with a fine spell of pace bowling which ripped the heart out of New Zealand's middle order and then Gayle, who struck 150 in the first innings, eased the Caribbean side to their target of 102 with a solid, unbeaten 64. It was just the third win for West Indies in 34 Tests since their victory over England in Jamaica in February 2009.