Veteran spinner Piyush Chawla believes that even though the opening combination of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma did not prove to be successful in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match against Ireland, both of them should open for the Indian team in the upcoming matches. Let us tell you, in the match played against Ireland, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had a partnership of 22 runs in 16 balls for the first wicket.

Virat Kohli failed to bat well against Ireland and returned to the pavilion after scoring one run. The New York pitch helped the bowlers a lot and the batsmen were seen struggling. After this match, many people believe that Virat Kohli should bat at number three. However, Piyush Chawla does not think this is right at all.

After the match, Piyush Chawla said on Star Sports, ‘Both these players are very experienced and have performed very well when they have opened in the past. You cannot say after looking at one match that it is not working. I wanted this combination since the team was selected and this is what happened.’

Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant batted really well: Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla further said, ‘It was not easy to bat on this pitch but Rohit and Rishabh Pant performed very well. Even on such a difficult pitch, Rohit and Rishabh scored runs very easily. I really felt good to see this.’

India defeated Ireland by 8 wickets. Now India has to play its next match against Pakistan on 9 June in New York. The players of the Indian team would like to perform well in the upcoming match as well. Hardik Pandya took three wickets against Ireland while Rohit Sharma played an important innings of 52* runs. Rishabh Pant also contributed 36* runs.