ADELAIDE: Ahead of Friday's pink-ball Border-Gavaskar Trophy second test match in Adelaide, Rohit Sharma provided a concise reply to the crucial question for India.
He said, ""He'll be opening the batting; I'll bat somewhere in the middle." As a result, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open, much as they did in the first Test match in Perth. It's unclear if Rohit will bat at number three or, more likely, number five.
After being injured and missing the first game, Shubman Gill is making his comeback. However, Jaiswal, Rahul, Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit, Rishabh Pant, and then the all-rounders and specialist bowlers seem to be the most likely pick.
Typically, there might not have been any discussion about the issue because Rohit has been opening for India for some time. Rahul was forced to start in Rohit's place for the Perth Test as the Indian skipper went back home due to the birth of his second child. KL Rahul struck 26 and 77 against Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, and Nathan Lyon. He batted for 404 minutes, facing 74 balls in the first innings and 176 in the second.
Jaiswal racked up 201 runs together to help India win after scoring a duck in the first innings and then hitting an incredible 161 in 297 balls over 432 minutes in the second innings.
With Rohit's recent form—133 runs in his previous ten Test innings with a best of 52—raising questions about where he would bat when he returns, it may be wiser for India to continue with Rahul and Jaiswal at the top.
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