Indian national cricket team batsman KL Rahul will continue to open for the team in the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. According to a report in the Indian Express, the batsman will not move to number 3 and will remain at the top of the order for the match to be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
The fourth Test between Australia and India is just around the corner. And there have been many reports claiming that the Rohit Sharma-led team will make several changes to their playing XI as they want to win the match and move a step closer to the final of the ICC World Test Championship.
Reports suggest that Rohit Sharma will be back on top at the MCG.
There were several reports suggesting that skipper Rohit Sharma would come back up top and open the innings alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal. And with this move, Rahul took the third place in the team, which caused a lot of controversy.
Many people criticized skipper Rohit Sharma and the team management for changing Rahul’s batting position once again. The batsman is arguably the best Indian batsman in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and has looked very solid while opening the innings for the team.
KL Rahul will continue to open and will take a final decision after watching the match.
Amid the uproar, the Indian Express said KL Rahul will continue to open the innings. Another section of the report by Cricbuzz states that there is a debate going on within the team over the opening position for the next match against the Australian national cricket team.
KL will continue to play as openers.
— Pratyush Raj (@pratyush93_raj) December 25, 2024
According to a report in Cricbuzz, there is a debate as to whether Rohit Sharma should open as KL Rahul is top scorer and looked like the most reliable batsman in the series. It is reported that the final call regarding this will be made tomorrow after viewing the pitch.
KL Rahul is the frontrunner for the Indian national cricket team in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
KL Rahul is the frontrunner for the Indian national cricket team in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He started the series on a high note, playing a brilliant innings in the second essay in Perth, scoring 77 runs and partnering Yashasvi Jaiswal to add over 200 runs.
After that, KL Rahul didn’t have much success in Adelaide as he went out after starting, but he gave his best in the next game. The opening batsman played a brilliant innings of 84 at the Gabba in Brisbane and helped the Indian national cricket team avoid follow-on bats and draw the match.
KL Rahul has so far scored 235 runs at an average of 47. He looks settled in and will be hoping to open the innings. It remains to be seen whether he will bat at number 3 in the next match against the Australian national cricket team.
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