"Rohit Sharma Should Come In At No.6": Gautam Gambhir, BCCI Sent Blunt Message On 2nd Test XI

Devang Gandhi believes that skipper Rohit Sharma should bat at No. 6 instead of opening the innings in the second Test match against Australia in Adelaide.

Former Indian cricket team selector Devang Gandhi believes that skipper Rohit Sharma should bat at No. 6 instead of opening the innings in the second Test match against Australia in Adelaide starting December 6. Rohit missed the first Test match as he decided to stay back in India following the birth of his second child but the star batter will be returning to the side for the second Test match. However, he failed to perform well in the the pink-ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI on Sunday at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. During a recent interview, Gandhi said that Rohit will be a good option in the middle order for India and considering the fact that he started his career at No. 6, it will not a major problem.

"In fact, I feel Rohit should come in at No. 6, because Rishabh Pant, too, has shaped up very well at 5…The left-right combo, too, can be maintained that way," Gandhi told Times of India. "It becomes difficult if a middle-order batter tries to become an opener in the latter stages of his career. But it will not be difficult for an opener to go in the middle-order, especially for Rohit, who started as a No. 6 batter for India."

Incidentally, the last time Rohit batted at No. 6 was during the 2018-19 tour of Australia. The right-handed batter ended up scoring 37, 1, 63* and 5 in the two matches in Melbourne and Adelaide.

Earlier, Rohit said that he was pleased with their curtailed warm-up game time after defeating the Australian Prime Minister's XI by six wickets at the Manuka Oval on Sunday.