Virat Kohli was in good nick during IPL while Yashasvi Jaiswal could not even come close to matching him; India was building up for a new opening pair for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Anticipation of Rohit Sharma opening with Kohli as the top-order was not only one of the most glamorous Indian duos since Tendulkar-Sehwag but one of the most dangerous as well. T
his trust was further eroded on Sunday by the fact that Jaiswal was not included in India’s warm-up match against Bangladesh. However, whenever Sanju was available for selection, he was responsible for facing the new ball along with Rohit, making the Rohit-Kohli opening look like something just waiting to happen in the Indian team.
Nonetheless, there could be a development that might prevent the execution of this plan. The past New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull commented on a possible Rohit-Kohli combination that might have been averted due to a buzz regarding a player who has not even featured in the Playing XI of any match, Jaiswal. Doull had a fairly shocking line-up as well, with Rishabh Pant at No. 3 and then Suryakumar Yadav at No. 4 for India. India tried out this combination on Sunday and it cannot be expected to be repeated when the toss of the Indian cricket team begins their World Cup on Wednesday against Ireland in New York.
”My team would have Virat and Rohit opening the batting,” said Doull. They are the two best players to do that at this point in time, and Rishabh Pant for a point of difference at 3 as a left-hand option,” SKY at 4 and then you have Dube, Hardik, and Jadeja at 5, 6, and 7. It just sits quite nicely for me, and today, I heard some buzz that Jaiswal was the first into nets. They have offered him so many chances. If they do that, that would be a big surprise. Who removed? Shivam Dube?”
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