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Like to partner Rohit at the top: Virat Kohli an Indian National Cricket Team

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Ritu Sharma
Like to partner Rohit at the top: Virat Kohli an Indian National Cricket Team

Indian cricket team was seen experimenting with their batting order during the T20I series against England. They used multiple opening combination at the top. But it was surprising to all when the captain himself decided to open.
Kohli on opening


Till the fourth T20, KL Rahul partnered Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan and then Sharma twice. All are designated openers. But out of nowhere Kohli was seen opening for the side. This has not been a regular sight. When asked about the same, Kohli said, “I have batted at different positions, but I feel like we do have a very solid middle order now. It’s about your two best players getting the maximum number of balls in T20 cricket. So I would definitely like to partner Rohit at the top.” He added, “I would like this to continue, and hopefully continue that form through to the World Cup.”


Kohli top scored with unbeaten 80. He gave an explanation behind opening with Rohit Sharma. he said, “If we have a partnership and we both are set, then you know one of us is going to cause some serious damage. The other guys feel much more confident when one of us is still in and set; they know they can play more freely.”

Rohit Sharma on World Cup planning

Whatever the T20I teams are doing across the cricket world nowadays, it clearly gives a hit to the preparation to the upcoming World Cup. However, Rohit Sharma thinks that it is quite early to talk about the mega event. Rohit Sharma opined about their pair starting Indian batting in the World Cup. “It’s still a long time for the World Cup. Early days to talk about what the batting line-up will look like. Today was, I guess, a tactical move because we wanted to play an extra bowler. We wanted to leave one batsman out, and unfortunately it was KL (Rahul), which was very tough. Having said that, it doesn’t send any signal that KL will not be considered. This was just for one particular game.”


He continued, “The combination, getting the right players in, somebody who is in good form, giving him an opportunity—those are the things that really matter. And I think we’ll be focusing on that come the World Cup. We just finished the T20 series, and I don’t think Virat will open in the ODI series.”

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