‘Should Virat Kohli open the innings in World T20?’: former Pak captain answers
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‘Should Virat Kohli open the innings in World T20?’: former Pak captain answers

Ever since Virat Kohli changed his batting position in the shortest format of the game, the fans are curious to know if the Indian skipper would open the innings in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Kohli promoted himself up in the batting order during the T20I series against England which India pocketed 3-2. A change in position yielded positive results for the skipper as he ended up being the highest run-scorer of the series, scoring 231 runs at a strike rate of 147.13. Kohli had also announced that he would bat at the same position for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 as well. However, his move in the T20 league didn’t provide the desired return as he scored only 198 runs in 7 games, averaging only 33.

As far as the T20 World Cup is concerned, it would be interesting to see if India continues with Kohli as an opener. Meanwhile, former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt has opined that it completely depends upon the Indian captain how would he like to balance the side in the tournament. During a live session on his YouTube video channel, a fan asked, 'Should Rohit Sharma and Kohli could open the innings for India in the T20 World Cup?'