Rohit Sharma will not open in the pink ball test, big revelation in the team sheet of the warm up match


Rohit Sharma did not play the first test match against Australia.

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The Indian team is currently on Australia tour, where a five-match Test series is being played between the two teams. The first match of the series was played in Perth where Team India registered a resounding victory. Now the second match will be played at Adelaide Oval, which will be a pink ball test and to prepare for that match, Team India is currently playing a warm-up match against Australia Prime Minister’s XI.

Rohit Sharma, who did not play the first Test match of the series, is now back in the team and is captaining Team India in this warm-up match. But the biggest headache facing Team India at this time is which playing eleven they would like to take the field with for the Adelaide Test match. Team India has three best options, which include the pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

While one pair is of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal’s name is everywhere, but between KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, it has to be decided who will open with him. At the same time, if you look carefully at the team sheet of the pink ball warm-up match, it tells a different story, where Rohit Sharma is included in the team as a middle order batsman and not an opener.

AUS vs IND: KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal can open in the warm up match

Team India is playing a pink ball warm-up match against Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra. One day of this match was washed out due to rain. In such a situation, a 50-50 over match is being organised, in which Indian captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and chosen to bowl. The team sheet that has come out during this period. In it, the names of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are not there as openers, but Rohit Sharma.

Actually, Rohit Sharma’s name is at number five in the team sheet for the warm-up match. In Perth, Devdutt Padikkal played at number three and Dhruv Jurel, who played at number 6, is at number seven. KL and Yashasvi are in the list as openers, while Shubman Gill’s name is at number three and Virat Kohli’s name is at number four. If we look at this list, the opener is not Rohit Sharma. However, when the second innings comes, it will be known whether Rohit Sharma will open or play in the middle order.

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