‘Open with Virat, Rohit at no 4’: Matthew Hayden suggests major overhaul in India's batting order for T20 World Cup
Hayden then suggested that Suryakumar Yadav should retain his usual number 3 spot while skipper Rohit Sharma should take up the number 4 position during the world cup. He said, “Then I would slot Suryakumar Yadav at 3 and Rohit at No.4. And that top four, in my opinion, is the right combination.
The reason I say that is Virat is a master of the first six. And once the power hitting comes into play, there are other great options including Rohit. Look at his figures at No.
4, they are superb. Those are better than his opening numbers," The 2024 T20 World Cup will kick off just days after the IPL final and will be played in the United States and West Indies. The marquee event kicks off on June 2 with a clash between the United States and Canada.
Meanwhile, India will begin their campaign on June 5 when they take on Ireland. Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.
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