Indian national cricket team captain Rohit Sharma is likely to change his batting position in the upcoming test match against Australia national cricket team. In-form batsman KL Rahul will be demoted in the batting order during the fourth Test match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series.
The fourth Test between India and Australia is scheduled to begin on Thursday, December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. The highly anticipated five-match Test series is deadlocked at 1-1. The fans are excited for the next match, with a lot of anticipation surrounding the combination of teams.
Rohit Sharma will open for the team in the Boxing Day Test
RevSportz journalist Rohit Juglan took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to say that Rohit Sharma will open the batting with KL Rahul set to play at number three in the upcoming Test at the MCG.
“Breaking – Rohit Sharma to open – KL to play at 3 in MCG,” wrote Juglan.
Breaking – Rohit Sharma to open – KL to play at 3 in MCG
— Rohit Juglan Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) December 25, 2024
India's batting was the main concern of the tournament. The opening pair of Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal forced Rohit to bat lower down the order. Rahul was the leading run-getter for India, scoring 235 runs in six innings at an average of 47. In contrast, Rohit managed just 19 runs in three innings.
Let's not worry about who bats where – Rohit Sharma
However, Rohit Sharma acknowledged the struggles with India's batting order but refused to reveal any changes. He emphasized that the team will focus on what is best for their performance.
“Let's not worry about who is batting where. (It is) something we have to figure out and not something (I) would discuss here. We will do what is best for the team,” Rohit had said beforehand. – the press conference of the match.
On the other hand, Australia announced their playing XI for the upcoming Test match. Sam Konstas replaced Nathan McSweeney, who made his debut in the first Test. Scott Boland returns to the playing XI after missing the last Test. Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the series due to injury.
Gill, Jaiswal, both are in the same boat – Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma stated that it would not be wise to change the mindset and technique of players like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal at this stage of their career. He emphasized that Jaiswal should be allowed to play freely without burdening him with too much batting thought.
“Gill, Jaiswal, you're both in the same boat. You don't want to tell Jaiswal too much about his batting. He's come here for the first time and he's already shown what he's capable of. I don't want him to change his mindset to be as free as possible and not overthink his batting. He understands certain areas of his game better than any of us,” Rohit said.