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 reports in the Indian Express, it has been learned that the batsman will not move to No.3 and will remain at the top of the game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
The fourth Test between Australia and India is just a sleep away. And there have been plenty of reports claiming that the Rohit Sharma-led side will make some changes to the XI as they are keen to win the match and take a step closer to the final of the ICC World Test Championship.
Reports suggest that Rohit Sharma will make a comeback at the MCG
There have been several reports suggesting that skipper Rohit Sharma will return to the top and open the innings alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal. And with this move, Rahul will take the 3rd slot in the team and this has created a lot of controversies around the same.
Many criticized skipper Rohit Sharma and the team management for once again changing Rahul's batting position. The batsman is arguably the best Indian batsman in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy and looked extremely solid while opening the innings for the team.
KL Rahul will continue to open with the final call to be taken after seeing out the match
Amidst all the fuss, Indian Express stated that KL Rahul will continue to open the innings. There is another section of reports in Cricbuzz which stated that there is a debate in the team around the opening position for the next match against the Australian national cricket team.
KL will continue to play as the opener.
— Pratyush Raj (@pratyush93_raj) December 25, 2024
Reports in Cricbuzz state that there is a debate over whether Rohit Sharma should open given that KL Rahul is scoring at the top of the order and has looked the most consistent batsman in the series. It is understood that the final call on this will be made after seeing tomorrow's pitch.
KL Rahul is the leading run-getter for the Indian national cricket team in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
KL Rahul is the leading run-getter for the Indian national cricket team in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He started the series on a high as he played a brilliant innings in the second Test in Perth where he scored 77 runs and also added over 200 runs in partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
After that, KL Rahul couldn't go big in Adelaide as he got out after the starts, but he made sure he brought his best in the next game. The opening batsman played a magnificent innings of 84 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane and helped the Indian national cricket team avoid the follow-on and draw the game.
KL Rahul has so far scored 235 runs at an average of 47. He would have hoped to end up opening the innings as he looked settled on the spot. It remains to be seen whether he bats at number 3 in the next match against the Australian national cricket team.
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