"Rohit Sharma Can Come One Down With Virat Kohli At 4": Ex-Pakistan Star's Surprising Advice

30.07.2023 - 16:09 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian cricket team were completely outplayed by West Indies as they slumped to a six-wicket loss in the second ODI match in Barbados.

The visitors decided to rest both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after winning the first match of the series but their batters were unable perform on Saturday as India were all out for just 181.

Former Pakistan opener Salman Butt believes that the current India team lacks players who can ideally replace Rohit or Virat at present and he had an interesting solution to the problem.

Butt said that India can experiment with the opening pair of Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan with Rohit and Kohli coming at No.3 and No.4 respectively. “Clearly, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma didn't play so everyone was on their own.

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