T20 World Cup 2024: Virendra Sehwag wants Virat Kohli to sacrifice his slot, says, 'I'll play him at 3'

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Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open, and Kohli will continue to bat at no.3. The middle-overs approach is his headache, he knows if there's an early dismissal, he can take care of powerplays. If the wicket falls late, it's the captain and the coach's responsibility to tell him to keep the momentum intact.

A player has to do this," Sehwag told Cricbuzz. He added, “Sachin Tendulkar also left his opening role to bat at no.4, and carried the momentum in that role. He batted at no.4 in the 2007 World Cup.

Even he didn't like to bat in the middle-order, but he had to do that for the team. If your team has two good openers and you are asked to bat at 3, you have to do that. You have to carry the momentum that the openers have set.

I don't think Virat Kohli will be too bothered." On 24 April, Sehwag announced his playing XI for India ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He axed all-rounder Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin. However, he included Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sandeep Sharma on his list.