Why Virat Kohli has to open and Rishabh Pant fits better at No 3 on sluggish tracks
India’s Virat Kohli (left) and Rishabh Pant during the ongoing T20 World Cup. (PHOTOS: AP)
The sluggish tracks need either the outrageousness of Pant, who will wriggle and contort his body, charge, reverse, trust his instincts or plain slog to make the pitch seem better than it looks. Or it will require the serenely-intelligent body-positioning and crafty shot-selection of Suryakumar Yadav. Both have done it so far. Pant against Pakistan and briefly against Afghanistan, and on Thursday, Suryakumar showed why he is the best No.4 in the world. (READ MORE)
