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England v India: Specsavers 1st Test - Day Five
Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri

#3 Play Virat Kohli at number three

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Virat Kohli

In both South Africa and England, Virat Kohli has played on another galaxy in comparison to the rest of the team. At a time when no other specialist batsman in the team has an average of even 20, Kohli has scored more than 500 runs at an average of 52. It is fair to say that the men in blue have been over-reliant on their talisman in recent times.

As things stand, it will be in India's best interests to let Virat Kohli bat at number three. The captain promoting himself up the order promises to be a move that can reduce the pressure on the rest of the batting unit. Having an inform batsman around them will be a source of relief for the struggling top order. More importantly, by nature Kohli is not someone would get bogged down. He will look to score quick runs of the English bowlers which will help India gain some momentum.

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