T20 world cup 2021
Ishan Kishan Opened To Avoid Left Hander Heavy Middle Order: Vikram Rathour
India's batting coach Vikram Rathore on Tuesday revealed that the decision to have Ishan Kishan open the batting in the match against New Zealand was taken to avoid a left-hander heavy middle-order.
India's reshuffle of their batting order against New Zealand became a major talking point after the side suffered a second successive defeat at the T20 World Cup on Sunday. A back spasm to Suryakumar Yadav prompted the Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri-led team management to bring in Ishan Kishan, who was promoted to open alongside KL Rahul, with Rohit Sharma dropping down to No 3.