"Look At Him As Opener With Rohit Sharma": Ex-India Selector On KL Rahul

13.08.2022 - 08:23 sports.ndtv.com

KL Rahul will make his comeback into the national side for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, but his bigger test will be the Asia Cup, beginning August 27 in the UAE.

Rahul had missed the T20I series against West Indies after testing positive for COVID-19, and prior to that, he had missed series against South Africa and England due to injury.

Now, former national selector Saba Karim has said that he looks at Rahul as an opener alongside Rohit Sharma in the shortest format of the game.

He also picked Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant as India's 4,5 and 6 while he chose Virat Kohli to bat at No.3. "KL Rahul being the vice-captain, I look at him as an opener with Rohit Sharma.

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