4 things India can gain from Asia Cup 2018

The future Number 4?

Will Manish Pandey grab his chances if asked to bat at 4?

An area of India's white-ball cricket which has been a concern for a while has been the presence or the lack of it of an able player at Number 4 to follow the gun Top three of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

This Asia Cup provides the management with an opportunity to find that player who can be given a long rope in that slot. The options are Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, KL Rahul and an off-beat option of pushing MS Dhoni to that position.

India also can try playing Rohit at 4 and open with Rahul and Dhawan at the top. The next fortnight provides an opportunity for the management to test out players at that position.