After whitewashing <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-plans-bangladesh-trip-to-pay-respect-to-pm-sheikh-hasina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bangladesh</a> in the 2-Test series, India will host West Indies for a limited overs series in December. Virat Kohli’s men have been phenomenal in the longest format of the game but the same cannot be said of their performances in the T20 format. They had drawn the series against South Africa while Bangladesh had recorded their first ever T20I win over India in the previous series.

The situation has become worse for the Indian team as their star opener, Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the series against West Indies with an injury. Dhawan had been an important member of the Indian T20 team since the past few years and the selectors have surprised the fans by including a middle-order batsman in the team as his replacement.

Sanju Samson is a better batsman in the middle order and the team should not commit the mistake of sending him as an opener along with Rohit Sharma. Instead, the team should pick any of the following three batsmen as Rohit’s partner.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-358391" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_343073.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-358391" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption>

It is no secret that the Indian captain, Virat Kohli loves to open the innings in the T20 format. The cricket universe has seen how he comes out to bat at the number 1 or number 2 position for his IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat had earlier tried himself as an opening batsman in T20 cricket but he achieved little success as an opener.

Since Dhawan may recover from his injury soon, the skipper might be tempted to promote himself once again. Also, if Kohli promotes himself to the opening position, the team can fit  the young quartet of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/you-are-not-going-to-be-a-superstar-in-one-day-ravi-shastri-backs-under-fire-rishabh-pant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rishabh Pant</a>, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey and Sanju Samson in the middle order.

This would help them in finalizing their middle-order batsmen for the 2020 T20 World Cup besides Kohli can enjoy himself in the middle as well.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-370729" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-1.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-370729" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The 21-year-old wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant is on the verge of losing his place in the team to Sanju Samson. The Delhi-based player has not lived up to the expectations in the last few matches and according to the fans, he always throws his wicket away while attempting a big shot.

While everyone is busy in criticizing the youngster, one must remember that he used to bat as an opener in the domestic circuit. Pant had played multiple memorable innings for Delhi after coming out to bat in the beginning of the innings.

Since he has not batted properly in the middle order, the team can give him a promotion and allow him to open the innings. A batsman of Pant’s type can decimate the bowlers in the power-play overs hence, he can be a fantastic opening option for India in the future. Besides, the team can accommodate Sanju Samson in the playing XI by promoting Pant.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-372636" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/KL-Rahul-1.jpg" alt="KL Rahul" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-372636" class="wp-caption-text">KL Rahul. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)</figcaption>

KL Rahul has been waiting for an opportunity to open the innings for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.601832999847425/3093732790657421/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India</a> in T20 cricket. The right-handed batsman holds the record for the fastest IPL fifty and, as he had performed brilliantly in the final T20I against Bangladesh, and hence, the team management should give him a chance to open the innings.

Rahul opens the innings for his domestic team, Karnataka as well as for his IPL franchise, Kings XI Punjab. He has already scored two T20I centuries for India while he has also scored a hundred in the IPL.

Hence, there is no need to justify the talent that he possesses. The Bangalore-born batsman had done this job for India in the 2019 World Cup as well. And playing at this position, he had recently guided Karnataka to a 7-wicket win over Punjab. Rahul stayed unbeaten on 84 in pursuit of the 167-run target.

With the form, talent and experience in his favour, there is no reason why Rahul should not open the innings with Rohit Sharma against West Indies.

After whitewashing <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-plans-bangladesh-trip-to-pay-respect-to-pm-sheikh-hasina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bangladesh</a> in the 2-Test series, India will host West Indies for a limited overs series in December. Virat Kohli’s men have been phenomenal in the longest format of the game but the same cannot be said of their performances in the T20 format. They had drawn the series against South Africa while Bangladesh had recorded their first ever T20I win over India in the previous series.
The situation has become worse for the Indian team as their star opener, Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the series against West Indies with an injury. Dhawan had been an important member of the Indian T20 team since the past few years and the selectors have surprised the fans by including a middle-order batsman in the team as his replacement.
Sanju Samson is a better batsman in the middle order and the team should not commit the mistake of sending him as an opener along with Rohit Sharma. Instead, the team should pick any of the following three batsmen as Rohit’s partner.
<h3>Virat Kohli</h3>
<figure id="attachment_358391" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-358391" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-358391" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_343073.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-358391" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
It is no secret that the Indian captain, Virat Kohli loves to open the innings in the T20 format. The cricket universe has seen how he comes out to bat at the number 1 or number 2 position for his IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat had earlier tried himself as an opening batsman in T20 cricket but he achieved little success as an opener.
Since Dhawan may recover from his injury soon, the skipper might be tempted to promote himself once again. Also, if Kohli promotes himself to the opening position, the team can fit &nbsp;the young quartet of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/you-are-not-going-to-be-a-superstar-in-one-day-ravi-shastri-backs-under-fire-rishabh-pant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rishabh Pant</a>, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey and Sanju Samson in the middle order.
This would help them in finalizing their middle-order batsmen for the 2020 T20 World Cup besides Kohli can enjoy himself in the middle as well.

<h3>Rishabh Pant</h3>
<figure id="attachment_370729" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-370729" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-370729" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-1.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-370729" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The 21-year-old wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant is on the verge of losing his place in the team to Sanju Samson. The Delhi-based player has not lived up to the expectations in the last few matches and according to the fans, he always throws his wicket away while attempting a big shot.
While everyone is busy in criticizing the youngster, one must remember that he used to bat as an opener in the domestic circuit. Pant had played multiple memorable innings for Delhi after coming out to bat in the beginning of the innings.
Since he has not batted properly in the middle order, the team can give him a promotion and allow him to open the innings. A batsman of Pant’s type can decimate the bowlers in the power-play overs hence, he can be a fantastic opening option for India in the future. Besides, the team can accommodate Sanju Samson in the playing XI by promoting Pant.

<h3>KL Rahul</h3>
<figure id="attachment_372636" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-372636" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-372636" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/KL-Rahul-1.jpg" alt="KL Rahul" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-372636" class="wp-caption-text">KL Rahul. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
KL Rahul has been waiting for an opportunity to open the innings for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.601832999847425/3093732790657421/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India</a> in T20 cricket. The right-handed batsman holds the record for the fastest IPL fifty and, as he had performed brilliantly in the final T20I against Bangladesh, and hence, the team management should give him a chance to open the innings.
Rahul opens the innings for his domestic team, Karnataka as well as for his IPL franchise, Kings XI Punjab. He has already scored two T20I centuries for India while he has also scored a hundred in the IPL.
Hence, there is no need to justify the talent that he possesses. The Bangalore-born batsman had done this job for India in the 2019 World Cup as well. And playing at this position, he had recently guided Karnataka to a 7-wicket win over Punjab. Rahul stayed unbeaten on 84 in pursuit of the 167-run target.
With the form, talent and experience in his favour, there is no reason why Rahul should not open the innings with Rohit Sharma against West Indies.

After whitewashing <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-plans-bangladesh-trip-to-pay-respect-to-pm-sheikh-hasina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bangladesh</a> in the 2-Test series, India will host West Indies for a limited overs series in December. Virat Kohli’s men have been phenomenal in the longest format of the game but the same cannot be said of their performances in the T20 format. They had drawn the series against South Africa while Bangladesh had recorded their first ever T20I win over India in the previous series.
The situation has become worse for the Indian team as their star opener, Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the series against West Indies with an injury. Dhawan had been an important member of the Indian T20 team since the past few years and the selectors have surprised the fans by including a middle-order batsman in the team as his replacement.
Sanju Samson is a better batsman in the middle order and the team should not commit the mistake of sending him as an opener along with Rohit Sharma. Instead, the team should pick any of the following three batsmen as Rohit’s partner.
<h3>Virat Kohli</h3>
<figure id="attachment_358391" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-358391" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-358391" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_343073.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-358391" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
It is no secret that the Indian captain, Virat Kohli loves to open the innings in the T20 format. The cricket universe has seen how he comes out to bat at the number 1 or number 2 position for his IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat had earlier tried himself as an opening batsman in T20 cricket but he achieved little success as an opener.
Since Dhawan may recover from his injury soon, the skipper might be tempted to promote himself once again. Also, if Kohli promotes himself to the opening position, the team can fit  the young quartet of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/you-are-not-going-to-be-a-superstar-in-one-day-ravi-shastri-backs-under-fire-rishabh-pant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rishabh Pant</a>, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey and Sanju Samson in the middle order.
This would help them in finalizing their middle-order batsmen for the 2020 T20 World Cup besides Kohli can enjoy himself in the middle as well.

<h3>Rishabh Pant</h3>
<figure id="attachment_370729" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-370729" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-370729" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-1.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-370729" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The 21-year-old wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant is on the verge of losing his place in the team to Sanju Samson. The Delhi-based player has not lived up to the expectations in the last few matches and according to the fans, he always throws his wicket away while attempting a big shot.
While everyone is busy in criticizing the youngster, one must remember that he used to bat as an opener in the domestic circuit. Pant had played multiple memorable innings for Delhi after coming out to bat in the beginning of the innings.
Since he has not batted properly in the middle order, the team can give him a promotion and allow him to open the innings. A batsman of Pant’s type can decimate the bowlers in the power-play overs hence, he can be a fantastic opening option for India in the future. Besides, the team can accommodate Sanju Samson in the playing XI by promoting Pant.

<h3>KL Rahul</h3>
<figure id="attachment_372636" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-372636" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-372636" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/KL-Rahul-1.jpg" alt="KL Rahul" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-372636" class="wp-caption-text">KL Rahul. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
KL Rahul has been waiting for an opportunity to open the innings for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.601832999847425/3093732790657421/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India</a> in T20 cricket. The right-handed batsman holds the record for the fastest IPL fifty and, as he had performed brilliantly in the final T20I against Bangladesh, and hence, the team management should give him a chance to open the innings.
Rahul opens the innings for his domestic team, Karnataka as well as for his IPL franchise, Kings XI Punjab. He has already scored two T20I centuries for India while he has also scored a hundred in the IPL.
Hence, there is no need to justify the talent that he possesses. The Bangalore-born batsman had done this job for India in the 2019 World Cup as well. And playing at this position, he had recently guided Karnataka to a 7-wicket win over Punjab. Rahul stayed unbeaten on 84 in pursuit of the 167-run target.
With the form, talent and experience in his favour, there is no reason why Rahul should not open the innings with Rohit Sharma against West Indies.

Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the series with an injury.

3 players who can open the innings with Rohit Sharma in India vs West Indies T20I series

After whitewashing Bangladesh in the 2-Test series, India will host West Indies for a limited overs series in December. Virat Kohli’s men have