5 reasons why Virat Kohli should open in T20Is

#5 Would lead to a much-needed reorganisation of the batting order

The batting order and lack of power hitters in the Indian T20 international line up has been a cause for concern for quite some time. Kohli’s promotion to the top of the order might actually give the team management the liberty to address those concerns for once.

With the promotion of Kohli, a proven six hitter like KL Rahul could be moved to number three and someone like Hardik Pandya could fill the void left behind by the likes of Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh. That sort of a reorganisation of the batting order would allow India the opportunity to give their power hitters a nice little platform from which they can launch.

T20 is all about squeezing the maximum out of the 120 deliveries in an innings and it is suicidal to carry passengers in the batting line up. The platform that will be laid by Kohli in the first half of the innings will then be cashed in by players who could be T20 stars in the years to come. There is simply no downside to Kohli opening the innings.