India vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2021: Decision to demote Rohit Sharma was taken by entire management, says Vikram Rathour

Team India batting Vikram Rathour revealed that it was the decision of the entire management, including Rohit Sharma, to change the regular opener’s batting position. 

Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma is a veteran of over 113 T20Is but on Sunday (October 31) night, the Mumbai Indians skipper was demoted to the No. 3 which has raised plenty of eyebrows. Virat Kohli’s Team India slumped to back-to-back defeats in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2021 against Pakistan and New Zealand.

Team India batting Vikram Rathour revealed that it was the decision of the entire management, including Rohit, to change the regular opener’s batting position. “Surya (Suryakumar Yadav) had back spasms on Saturday night, which meant he couldn’t take the field against New Zealand. Ishan Kishan was the choice to replace him. So the entire team management, including Rohit himself, took the decision that Ishan Kishan should open the batting with KL Rahul. Tactically the decision made sense as well with a left-handed batsman up the order,” Rathour revealed during the virtual press conference ahead of India’s match against Afghanistan on Wednesday (November 3).

#OnThisDay Rohit Sharma scored his First-ever double hundred against australia at banglore in 2013 He scored 209(158) And Become third player To Score double century in ODIs@ImRo45 #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/afACVFM2L2