After a long time, KL Rahul has found a place: Rohit Sharma reveals Virat Kohli’s king-sized gesture to move to No.3

Rohit Sharma praised Virat Kohli

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The Indian cricket team blew the world away on Thursday (October 17) as a star batsman Virat Kohli he changed his batting position and came out to bat at number three during the second day of play in the Bengaluru Test against Zealand.

For the uninitiated, the hosts received a big blow before the start of the match as the star batsman Shubman Gill was ruled out due to neck strain. Gill has been India’s designated number three in the longest format since the tour of the West Indies last year.

Gill’s injury left the position vacant as Sarfaraz Khan he replaced him in the XI, who is used to playing in the middle order. The 26-year-old came out to bat at number four after Kohli came out at number three after a gap of eight years.

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The decision to change Kohli’s position has divided opinion, but Indian captain Rohit revealed that it was Kohli himself, who took the responsibility of manning the number three spot to ensure that the team can allow Sarfaraz, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant enter. their natural positions.

While many claimed that Rahul was the natural choice for the number three spot after opening the innings at the bat, Rohit claimed that the team does not want to change his position to ensure that he gets a long run at the bat place number six

“Yes, he is a local boy. So he has to bat at 3? (laughs). After a long time, KL Rahul has found a place at No. 6. We want to make him bat there. The experienced players are the that they have to take more responsibility. This time, it was Virat who was ready to do it,” said Rohit in the post-match press conference.

“We asked him if he could bat at No. 3. Sarfaraz, we also wanted to give him the position he usually bats — 4, 5 and 6. We didn’t want to change Rishabh and KL. So Sarfaraz went. at No. 4 and Virat he batted at No. 3. It’s a good sign that the players are stepping up and taking responsibility for the challenge,” Rohit said in a post-match press conference.

India had a day to forget as they were bowled out for 46. While Rohit made four runs, Kohli, Rahul and Sarfaraz were each dismissed for a duck.