AUS v IND: Who will open the second Test of Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against Australia in Adelaide? This confusion has been cleared by Indian captain Rohit Sharma.
In the absence of Rohit, KL Rahul, who came to open in the first Test match in Perth, had said during the press conference on Wednesday that he has been told where he will bat, but Rahul did not tell the media. This was not disclosed, but now Rohit has told the truth.
After missing the first Test in Perth, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has made a comeback and is ready to play the second Test. Rohit spoke to the media a day before the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide on Friday and told that KL Rahul will open in the second Test also.
Rohit said-
Rahul will open. I will bat somewhere in the middle order.
When did Rohit last appear in the middle order?
This is about the Adelaide Test, but do you know when Rohit Sharma last came to bat in the middle order in the Test. It has been 6 years, 27 matches and 64 innings since Rohit Sharma came out to bat instead of opening in Test cricket. Let us tell you that Rohit last batted in the middle order in Australia in 2018. This was the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Rohit had contributed significantly to India’s spectacular victory in that match. Rohit had scored 63 runs in the first innings while playing at number-6, however, he could score only 5 runs in the second innings.
A look at Rohit’s test career
Talking about Rohit Sharma’s Test career, he has played 64 Test matches so far, in which he has scored 4271 runs with the help of 18 half-centuries, 12 centuries and one double century. Indian captain Rohit could not play the first Test match in Perth due to the birth of his child, but he joined the team in the middle of the match. Rohit recently played a practice match against Prime Minister 11. In this match also, he came in the middle order, but could not score runs. But now there are big expectations from Rohit.
