‘Rohit Sharma can bat at five or six, KL Rahul should continue opening’: Ravi Shastri

A unreality of uncertainty has appeared ever since with Rohit’s caller red-ball returns astatine the apical of the bid displaying meek figures. Former India caput manager Ravi Shastri has backed Rohit to play an important relation successful the upcoming games careless of his presumption successful the batting order.

“He’s (Rohit) experienced capable to spot wherever he’s astir unsafe erstwhile it comes to Australia. Where would Australia not similar to spot him? That’s the presumption helium should choose. And he’s the person of the pack, truthful helium tin spend to bash that,” Shastri told connected the ICC Review.

Shastri backed Rahul to proceed astatine the apical aft his stoic 77 successful the second-innings acceptable the instauration for his spouse Jaiswal to physique a good 100 during their 201-run partnership.

“I deliberation helium (Rahul) should transportation connected (opening) due to the fact that Rohit has not had overmuch clip since he’s travel present (Australia). Very rapidly helium had to play that Prime Minister’s XI game,” Shastri said.

Shastri, 1 of the cardinal men down the punt to marque Rohit unfastened successful Tests during the inaugural World Test Championship successful 2019 during his India caput manager tenure, said the 37-year-old descent backmost down to his aged middle-order spot.

“I would accidental transportation connected with the aforesaid setup. He [Rohit] tin bat astatine 5 oregon six,” remarked Shastri.

Shastri besides said that helium would not tinker with India’s bowling line-up with Shubman Gill’s instrumentality from wounded besides boosting the batting department.

“The information that Shubman Gill is acceptable arsenic good makes it a precise beardown Indian side,” Shastri said. “I would accidental successful the past 10-15 years, of each the sides that person travel retired to Australia, you get the feeling that this is 1 of the strongest batting line-ups simply due to the fact that of the experience.

“You person Shubman fit, bats astatine three. Rohit’s fit, helium comes backmost and plays alternatively of (Devdutt) Padikkal and (Dhruv) Jurel. But the bowling, I won’t touch. I’ll support it the aforesaid due to the fact that you’d alternatively person the aforesaid line-up.”