Virat Kohli Hints At Batting No .4 To Include Both Shikhar Dhawan & KL Rahul In Playing XI

Team India skipper Virat Kohli has hinted at dropping himself down the batting order to accommodate both Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul in the playing XI against Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series starting Tuesday

Virat Kohli Hints At Batting No. Four To Include Both Shikhar Dhawan & KL Rahul In Playing XI/ Photo: Getty Images

Mumbai: Ahead of the 2020 World Cup, some quality performances from top-order batsmen has given the Indian team management a 'selection headache'. When it comes to top-order, Rohit Sharma has been brilliant as an opener and skipper Virat Kohli has consistently scored runs in the middle at number three slot. In Dhawan's absence, who was ruled out for some time due to injury, young batsman KL Rahul played some mature knocks to cement his stake. Reacting to team India's batting slots conundrum, team India skipper Virat Kohli has hinted at dropping himself down the batting order to accommodate both Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul in the playing XI against Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series starting Tuesday. With vice-captain Rohit Sharma an automatic pick, the team management is left with tough choice of selecting either Dhawan or Rahul in the XI. But the skipper sees no reason why both can't play together. "Look, a guy in form is always good for the team...You obviously want to have the best players available and then chose what the combination should be for the team. There might be a possibility that all three (Rohit, Shikhar and Rahul) might play. It will be interesting to see what balance we want to take in on the field," Kohli said on the eve of the match. Asked if he would he be happy to bat lower down the order, Virat said, "Yeah, big possibility. I would be very happy to do so. Look I am not possessive about where I play. I am not insecure about where I bat," said the skipper. For Kohli, it is more important as to what kind of leadership legacy he leaves behind rather than chase personal glory. "Being the captain of the team, it is my job to make sure that the next lot is also ready. A lot of the other people might not look at it that way, but your job as a captain is not only to look after the team right now, but also to prepare a team that you leave behind when you eventually pass it onto someone else," he added. (With agency inputs)