Kohli has arguably been India’s finest batsman over the past decade and he almost has had all of the success at the number three position. But just for accommodating both KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan alongside Rohit Sharma, Kohli demoted himself at number four. Although it showed his selflessness as a skipper, it backfired big time on the team.
However, Dhawan did full justice to his selection as he scored 74 off 91 balls but got out at a crucial juncture from where India’s innings derailed. Although he did well, he was ready to give up on his opener’s role if the team required.
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Dhawan, who opened the batting with Rohit Sharma, said at the post-match press conference,
Dhawan defended Kohli’s decision of backing Rahul at number three because he was in some fantastic form going into the first ODI. He also later revealed that Kohli might rethink this decision of his and may be back at number three for the second ODI at Rajkot on January 17.
The left-handed batsman continued,
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