Rohit Sharma confirms that KL Rahul will open the batting for India in Adelaide

In less than 24 hours from now, Team India will be locking horns against the mighty Australia in Adelaide. After beating the hosts in Perth, India will be hopeful of staging a stronger showdown to try and keep their grasp on the series intact. The visitors will have a massive boost as their captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill return to the fold, bolstering their batting unit.

In the pre-match presser of the second Test, Rohit Sharma confirmed that he will be coming down the order to accommodate an in-form KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal up front in the opening slot. He also shed some light on the all-rounder duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who weren’t a part of the first Test and how they can possibly define the remainder of the series.

Talking about India’s opening slot, Rohit Sharma said, “KL will open (in Adelaide). The way he batted and his partnership with Jaiswal was instrumental in that first test win. The way he has batted outside India, he deserves it. I will bat somewhere in the middle. It was a fairly simple decision. Personally, it wasn’t easy (as a batsman) but for the team, it was an easy decision to make.”

He then shifted his focus to Ashwin and Jadeja, adding, “I wasn’t there personally to break the news to Ashwin and Jadeja that they won’t be playing at Perth. The management went with the best team they thought that suited that pitch. These two will play a role in the rest of the series. They have been massive to India’s record in the past. We shall look at the pitches and decide.”

India and Australia will clash in the pink-ball Day-Night Test from December 6th in Adelaide.