Indian national cricket team captain Rohit Sharma is likely to change his batting position in the upcoming Test match against the Australia national cricket team. In-Form batsman KL Rahul will be demoted in the batting order during the fourth Test match of the ongoing 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series.
The fourth Test between India and Australia is scheduled to begin on Thursday, December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. The highly anticipated five-match Test series was locked at 1-1. Fans are excited for the upcoming match, with a lot of anticipation surrounding the lineup.
Rohit Sharma opens up for the team in the Boxing Day Test
RevSportz journalist Rohit Juglan took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share that Rohit Sharma will open the batting, with KL Rahul set to play at number three in the upcoming Test at the MCG.
“Breaking – Rohit Sharma will open – KL will play at 3 at MCG,” Goglan wrote.
Break – Rohit Sharma to open – KL to play at 3 at the MCG
– Rohit Juglan Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) December 25, 2024
India’s batting was the main concern on the tour. The opening pair of Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal forced Rohit to bat lower in the order. Rahul was the leading run-scorer for India, scoring 235 runs in six innings at an average of 47. On the other hand, Rohit managed to score only 19 runs in three innings.
Let’s not worry about who will bat where – Rohit Sharma
However, Rohit Sharma admitted the struggles with India’s batting order but refused to reveal any potential changes. He stressed that the team will focus on what is best for its performance.
Rohit said in press statements: “Let’s not worry about who is batting where. (It’s) something we need to discover and not something (I will discuss here). We will do what is best for the team.” -Press conference for the match.
On the other hand, Australia announced their playing XI for the upcoming Test match. Sam Konstas replaced Nathan McSweeney, who made his debut in the first Test. Scott Bolland returns to the starting line-up after missing the last Test. Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the series due to injury.
Gill, Jaiswal, both are in the same boat – Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma said that it would not be wise to change the mindset and style of players like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal at this stage of their career. He stressed that Jaiswal should be allowed to play freely without burdening him with too many thoughts about his batting.
“Gale, Jaiswal, they’re both in the same boat. You don’t want to tell Jaiswal too many things about his batting. He came here for the first time and already showed what he’s capable of. You don’t want to manipulate too much with his mentality, let him be as free as possible and unburdened.” “With a lot of ideas about his batting, he understands his batting better than any of us do.” Rohit said.
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