Virat Kohli’s decision to open the innings for India in the fifth T20I against England took many by surprise. KL Rahul had been struggling ...
Virat Kohli’s decision to open the innings for India in the fifth T20I against England took many by surprise. KL Rahul had been struggling for form but India had many other options for the opener’s slot. Yet, the India skipper pushed himself to the top of the order.
He backed up his decision with a brilliant 80 off 52 and while speaking at the post-match presentation, he said he will give serious consideration to the idea of opening regularly in the shortest format.
“Yes, I am going to open in the IPL as well,” Kohli had said. “Look, I have batted at different positions in the past but I feel like we have a solid middle-order now and it’s about the two best players getting the maximum number of balls in T20 cricket.”
With the emergence of Suryakumar Yadav, one can also say that Kohli perhaps also needed to reassess where and how he could help the team the most, and barring the opening slot, there are few positions in the T20 game where one can take time getting the eye in before playing the big shots.
Kohli is known to take his time before he gets going later in his innings. If he is still in...
