The Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was in sublime form during the IPL 2024 as he won the Orange cap for scoring 741 runs in the tournament and because he opened for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, many former cricketers feel that he should open in the T20 World Cup as well.
There are few experts who feel that Virat Kohli should stick to his number 3 position and let Yashasvi Jaiswal open with Rohit Sharma as it will also give a right-left combination.
The former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden made it clear that in his opinion, either Virat Kohli should open the innings or he should not be part of the team, Hayden added that right-left combination is also needed so Rohit Sharma should bat in the middle order.
During a conversation, Hayden said, “You have to have a left-right combination. You can’t have five right-handers in a row. Australia would just say hello to Zampa. Kohli has to open or he does not play in my team. He is in absolute red-hot form.”
Talking about Rohit Sharma, Hayden said, “Rohit is a versatile player and does not shy away from batting away in that middle order. He has a successful record in T20I cricket batting at No. 4 and he can lead the batting group from the early middle order.”
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