Virat Kohli’s Positive Role as Opener in India’s T20 World Cup Squad

There have been a lot of inquiries about Virat Kohli’s place in India’s T20 World Cup team and, more specifically, about his batting order in the squad. It is understood that the group led by Arjit Agarkar is thinking of a major reformation and might give Virat Kohli the start-up  innings in place of Rohit Sharma in the upcoming competition, which will be held in June in the USA and West Indies.

Selection Committee Statement

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The discourse on the same grew at a recent meeting in Mumbai for the team in the presence of the skipper, Rohit Sharma, along with the head coach, Rahul Dravid, and the chief selector, Agarkar. It has been mentioned that Kohli’s duet with Rohit was the plan A of sorts, as the discussion was going on around this in this meeting. To add further to the current T20I team, Kohli, the best player ever who was absent for the last two years, will be back on the field after a long break.
Well, the pick of 8 for his regular position of second drop offered him a fantastic benefit of playing his type of game that he was well versed in playing, and other batsmen got to play against those bowlers , who had an edge with their experience of playing for longer durations.

Kohli’s Request for Clarity

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Today’s media stories reveal some tension. It is about Kohli looking for a position on the T20 World Cup selection committee to be cleared, even though he is the captain. As an answer, the panel recommended that Kohli should probably start the innings laying the foundation for the other players to thrive, which was a major reformation in the team strategy.

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Kohli as a discerning opener for the Royal Challengers Bangaluru (RCB) team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is a performance that deserves special mention. At present, leading with 361 runs in seven matches at Orange Cap, Kohli has thoroughly demonstrated what it takes to be the one in the opening rank with a strike rate of 147. Namely, in 2008, Kohli got his start as an opener in the ODI series played against Sri Lanka.

Impressive T20I Record

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Kohli has a track record as an opener in T20I cricket and has done it in a grand manner, having smashed 400 runs in nine matches, which translates to an average of 57 as his strike rate. An increased number of overs does not seem to be a problem for KL Rahul, as his strike rate still reaches a fair level of 161 whenever he opens the batting. It would be the sole batting role that Kohli does not have a regular spot for. A rearrangement of the middle order would be necessary then.
Each of the players, like Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, or Riyan Parag, can immensely boost the team’s batting in the middle overs. Kohli and Rohit went ahead to do the opening batsman work, with Kohli laying the platform. Whenever it was time for power hitters to perform in middle order, they took advantage of the momentum gained during the powerplay overs.

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