Rohit Sharma hints as to who would be India’s new No. 4 batsman

Dixit Bhargav | 10/09/2018
India's new No. 4 batsman

India’s new No. 4 batsman: Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma hints as to who would bat at No. 4 for India in the upcoming tournament.

With the Asia Cup to commence just under a week now, India’s conundrum regarding whom to play at No. 4 in ODIs still doesn’t get to finish. Having tried numerous options at No. 4 in the last couple of years or even more, the team management still doesn’t know who will bat at that position on a permanent basis.

The wobbling mindset of the selectors and the team management, injuries to a few players and others’ poor form has further not helped India’s case. The selectors have picked various players but have failed to give them a consistent run.

With Virat Kohli rested for the tourney, Rohit Sharma has been named the captain. The team comprises of three probable names in Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey and Ambati Rayudu, who have it in them to bat at No. 4 in the imminent tournament.

Going by one of Rohit Sharma’s tweet, Pandey, who turns 29 today, seems to be the front-runner for that spot. In which was a Birthday wish for the right-hand batsman, Sharma might just have thrown a hint regarding his chances of batting at No. 4 ahead of both the other contenders.

Watch the tweet:

 

If Pandey plays in India’s first match against Hong Kong at Dubai on September 18, he will be playing an ODI after more than 10 months. In which will be a sort of comeback for him, he would be wanting to make this spot his own by playing some responsible innings for the team.

Another reason why he can’t afford to fail is the fact that there would be two other batsmen in the dressing room waiting for their turn.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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