Ravi Shastri urges Rohit Sharma to play the aggressor at No.6
The Statesman Siliguri|December 24, 2024
Rohit Sharma's decision to bat in the middle order in the Adelaide and Brisbane Tests, has failed to yield the desired results for the Indian team in the Border-Gavaskar series so far.
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However, if the training sessions in the lead up to the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, are an indication, it seems that the Indian team is unlikely to tinker with the pairing of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order, which means Rohit will continue at the No.6 spot despite scoring 10, three and six in his last three innings.

Rahul, on the other hand, has capitalised on the opportunity, cementing his position at the top with a stellar 84 in the first innings at Brisbane in the third Test.

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