Indian captain Rohit Sharma has ended the big dilemma around the Indian opening pair for the 2nd Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test which will be played at the Adelaide with a pink ball. Rohit has confirmed that the visitors will be sticking with the KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal duo to open the innings for them and he himself will have come down in the middle for the big game.
The Rahul-Jaiswal pair did wonders in Perth which was a big reason for India's historic triumph in the opening game of the series. Considering that the management must have decided to not make nay changes and allow their in-form batters to perform without disturbing their rhythm.
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When did Rohit last bat in the middle order?
Rohit batted at number six during the 2018–19 tour of Australia, scoring 37, 1, 63*, and 5 in the two games played in Melbourne and Adelaide. In 2024, he travelled to Australia following a dismal series against New Zealand, in which India lost 3-0. In Pune, he only managed 91 runs in three innings, including a duck. He only managed to score 85 runs in four innings during the previous assignment against Bangladesh as well.
Rohit is rejoining the team after missing the first Test because of his child's birth. KL Rahul took full use of the opportunity to score an incredible 77 when he opened in Rohit's absence during the first Test match in Perth.
Rohit Sharma's dismal outing against PM XI
During India's pink ball warm-up match against the Prime Minister's XI, Rohit Sharma was removed cheaply. In the first Test in Perth, Rohit gave up his opening position to KL Rahul, who performed a fantastic job as an opener. The skipper of India appreciated the swinging circumstances under the lights and was extremely vigilant at the crease. He was removed for three runs after failing to withstand not more than eleven deliveries, edging Charlie Anderson to wicketkeeper Oliver Davies