Recently, Rohit Sharma has been in the news for his poor performance in cricket’s longest format. He didn’t have a great outing in the 2nd Border-Gavaskar Trophy series Test against Australia but his problems have been apparent since the home series against Bangladesh. He’s only managed to score 142 runs at a dismal average of 11.82 since then.
Even in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit missed the first Test due to the birth of his son. When he returned, he gave up his usual opening spot to KL Rahul to bat in the middle order, where he started his Test career. Unfortunately, this didn’t work out for him as he scored just nine runs in the second Test in Adelaide, where India suffered a heavy ten-wicket defeat. Despite two centuries and two fifties in 2024, his inconsistency has been a concern for Team India.
Here are the 3 reasons why Rohit Sharma could be back to opening for India in the Brisbane Test:
1. Decent Opener:
Although Rohit Sharma wasn’t always an opener, his decision to start in 2019 changed the game. He performed much better as an opener than in the middle order, giving the impression that he was destined to be an opener. The right-handed batter has amassed 2,685 runs at an average of 44.02 in the 64 innings in which he has opened, including nine hundreds and eight fifties.
2. KL Rahul brings flexibility; can bat at any order:
KL Rahul, the seasoned batter for India, is more adaptable than Rohit Sharma. Having recently batted in the middle order, the 32-year-old has shown promise in that position. The second fresh ball can be handled by him because of his attitude and technique. As Rohit returns to his natural opening role, he is a better prospect to go down the order because of his flexibility.
3. Good opening pair with Yashasvi Jaiswal
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal already have a strong record as an opening duo, even though KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal performed well in the first Test match in Perth with a 201-run partnership. With a maximum partnership of 229 runs, they have amassed 1,236 runs in 26 innings together. In the history of Indian Test cricket, they are now the sixth most successful opening duo.
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