Should Rahul bat in the middle order?

[I6MTW]

I think Rahul will struggle in high profile matches when there is swing and movement, especially against left arm , as evident against Pakistan, and the WC SF 19. I think Rahul will best be suited as a middle order bat, it will strengthen our middle order, in case top order collapses. He is also one of the few batsmen who is capable of  going from ball one. Let Rohit open with Kishan,and Kohli bat at no 3. Let Pant, and Rahul play in middle order, and choose one of SKY/Pandya. 

[Sandeep99]

Agreed. Also allows us to spread out Rohit-Rahul in the line up. Kishan should open which is an advantage with left-right combination

[speedheat]

Should bat at number 12.

[cricketfan28]

if swing is a problem kohli should open ..

[maniac]

Yes at 4 or 5

[Adamant]

Let Kohli open. 

[Majestic]

Let Pujara open. He was part of CSK so he must not have gone home and watching the match with his family in the stadium.

[Majestic]

2 hours ago, cricketfan28 said:

if swing is a problem kohli should open ..

Left arm quick who can swing it should be a problem.

 

Swing to Anderson ko wo Khel kar aaya hai England me.. 

[Khota]

No. Rahul should only play at top. One bad day and everyone is after him.

[SRT100]

All these changes should be experimented and trialed during meaningless bilateral series and not a potential world cup elimination game v NZ.

 

Indian Cricket has failed again in not preparing adequately nor having the right resources ie players for this world cup.

[SRT100]

Take this as a certainty, KL will open with Hitman.

 

Kohli will change nothing.

[coffee_rules]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Lone Wolf]

Yes & push Kishan to open.  Rahul will always be nervy in big games.  He doesn't has nerves of steel to succeed in big games plus he is a worse batsman I have seen vs left arm seam.  

He is more talented. Than aby of our players so he will succeed at no 4/5 easily

[Clarke]

Who's dropped from MO if Kishan opens & Rahul is in MO ? SKY ? I hope not. 

 

Ideally, one of Rohit/Kohli wouldn't be part of the 11 if we had the competitive approach for T20s instead of the seniority based culture. Eng were able to move Root out a while back while it took us ages to move beyond Dhawan.

[I6MTW]

6 minutes ago, Clarke said:

Who's dropped from MO if Kishan opens & Rahul is in MO ? SKY ? I hope not. 

 

Ideally, one of Rohit/Kohli wouldn't be part of the 11 if we had the competitive approach for T20s instead of the seniority based culture. Eng were able to move Root out a while back while it took us ages to move beyond Dhawan.

Pandya. Rahul in current form can finish better and it's not like Pandya is ever going to bowl. He won't field as well because of his fragile fitness. I agree either or both of Kohli and Rohit should've been dropped from t20s but we have to make do with what we have. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

14 hours ago, Adamant said:

Let Kohli open. 

Rohit-kohli ....wah what powerplay

[Ankit_sharma03]

Tragic if KL is pushed to middle 

[Majestic]

5 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Rohit-kohli ....wah what powerplay

Kohli these days is better in powerplays than afterwards. His scoring rate is good in powerplays. It becomes slower after 6 overs.

[IndianRenegade]

8 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Rohit-kohli ....wah what powerplay

Tuk tuk play…

[RajBan]

Rahul should open and Kishan should be 1 down.