The Indian cricket team recently revealed their 15-man squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with chief selector Ajit Agarkar revealing how tough it was not to pick certain players who have proved their credentials in the recent past.
However, the selection meeting isn’t going to be the only time the Indian team management will struggle to pick the best possible combination to bring home the elusive ICC trophy.
India captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid will have to brainstorm over the best possible eleven that will take the field in the USA and the Caribbean islands in June especially for the opening slots for which there are as many as three claimants.
Besides Rohit, India have Virat Kohli and the young Yashasvi Jaiswal among quality options to open with at the marquee event. In all likeliness, the team would go ahead of the Rohit-Kohli combo unless either of them suffers a remarkable dip in form or an injury.
Australia batting legend Matthew Hayden while expressing his satisfaction at Rohit-Kohli pair as the first choice opener suggested the team to open with Kohli and Jaiswal while asking Rohit to bat at no. 4 spot.
“If you have to make a change in that combination, I would be very happy if you would tell me if I could open with Kohli and Jaiswal, I would have said absolutely yes,” Hayden said on Star Sports.”
