Por qué Rohit Sharma batear en el orden medio podría ser un golpe maestro para India en la prueba de la Bola Rosa

Rohit Sharma regresa al bate en el orden medio para la segunda prueba IND vs AUS en Adelaida de 2013 a 2018.

India cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma returns to a familiar territory nearly six years after he transitioned into another role. The Hitman is all set to bat at number 6 in IND vs AUS 2nd Test – the Pink Ball affair in Adelaide. Rohit last played at the position in 2018 following which he went on to become India’s opener across all formats of the game. Now, he returns to the same position when India need him to do so the most.

Rohit Sharma’s brilliance at no.6 is just what India needs

Given that KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal aced their roles as openers in Perth, it makes all the sense for Rohit Sharma to bat in the middle. The Indian skipper made his Test debut for India while batting in the middle-order against West Indies in 2013 and scored a prolific 177-run knock. Over the next five years, the Hitman went on to amass 1,585 runs in 27 matches at an average of 39.62, including three centuries.

Position	Span	Innings	Runs	High Score	Average	100s	50s
1st	2021-24	29	1226	161	43.78	3	5
2nd	2019-24	35	1459	212	44.21	6	3
3rd	2015	5	107	53	21.40	0	1
4th	2015	1	4	4	4.00	0	0
5th	2013-18	16	437	79	29.13	0	3
6th	2013-18	25	1037	177	54.57	3	6

Rohit Sharma Test record at different batting positions

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At a pre-match press conference before IND vs AUS 2nd Test, Rohit Sharma confirmed that he would indeed be batting at number six for the team’s sake. And rightfully so, India did not tinker with the batting order to accommodate a returning Rohit Sharma but instead asked him to embrace a role that he had forfeited nearly six years ago.