Asia Cup 2018: 3 major reasons why every Indian fan should look forward to the tournament

3. The number 4 position

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India has no dearth of talent. The batting unit is filled with performers and players wanting to play for the nation. The first class averages or intent is not the problem. Yet, somehow, no one has made the number 4 position their own. With players like Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni - all been tried in the past year or so, no one has performed well at that position.

With Virat Kohli out of the side and chances given to Manish Pandey, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav and KL Rahul in the playing xi, it will be interesting to know who performs well in the middle order and grabs the number 4 position to seal his place in the side, come the 2019 World Cup.