Harbhajan Singh Picks India’s Opening Pair For The Test Series Against Australia: Ever since the news of the Indian skipper Virat Kohli taking a paternity leave during the Australia tout has surfaced, there have been questions about the combination of India’s playing XI has become one of the most debatable topics. Though team India has a lot of options to go to but the team will definitely lack a good middle-order batsman in Kohli’s absence.
While the likes of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have made it clear that they are prepared to bat at any position in the game, India’s veteran spinner, Harbhajan Singh feels Rohit should open the innings, regardless of the situation.
Well, recently, talking to India Today, Harbhajan Singh claimed that he would not change the opening combination in the upcoming test series. He said:
“I would not change the opening combination, Rohit Sharma should open in Australia and KL Rahul can fill that slot for Virat Kohli. Rahul is too good a player to bat at No. 3, 4, or even open. It will not make a huge difference if he bats at No. 3 or opens because he is a quality player,”
Team India is also all set to play its first-ever day and night test with the pink ball on the tour. Harbhajan Singh claimed that the team which bowls well will have a great chance to win the game. He stated:
“Both the teams will be starting from scratch and it will come down to who plays the better cricket and who will bowl better. The pink ball seams around a lot when its new but once the seam settles down it gets easier to bat. Our seamers will be looking forward to bowl with the pink ball because India has got a great line-up.”
“Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and the others can do the damage which Australia will also look to do.”
