Irfan Pathan has given his statement on the question of who should be the opening batsman for India in Star Sports Press Room Show, Ticket to World Cup.
These days, cricket experts are leaving IPL aside and focusing on T-20 World Cup. This tournament is very important from the point of view of the Indian team. Team India has not been announced yet for the mega tournament. In such a situation, everyone’s eyes are on which players will be selected for the World Cup. Meanwhile, Irfan Pathan had selected his 15-member team for the T20 World Cup a few days ago. Meanwhile, there are some reports whether Virat Kohli will open with Rohit Sharma or Yashasvi Jaiswal? Irfan Pathan has given his opinion on this.
Virat Kohli or Yashasvi Jaiswal – who will open with Rohit Sharma in the World Cup?
Commentator and cricket expert Irfan Pathan, the official TV broadcaster of IPL, on the question of who should be the opening batsman for India in the Star Sports Press Room show, Ticket to the World Cup, said, “Look, as far as I am concerned, right And because of the left-handed combination, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma should be the opening batsmen. Don’t forget that Yashasvi Jaiswal has an international strike rate of 160 and if you need him, he has the hitting ability you need.
If Virat Kohli opens, then there is a need to make major changes and policies in the playing 11. If this happens, then you can see Shivam Dubey playing, if he is in the team. You can also see people like Rinku Singh in the playing 11. But if Virat bats at number three then this cannot happen. So this is a big challenge.
Secondly, if Yashasvi Jaiswal is playing, then you can get an advantage from him that you can play 5 bowlers and use him as the sixth bowler. Because he has been seen bowling in the nets these days, which can be useful to you in future. Otherwise, if you look at the batting order, nobody bowls. If you look at the top 6, none of the batsmen bowl and this is the biggest challenge we face in Indian cricket. And we need to consider this also. So for me, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma should open and then Virat should bat at number three.”