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#2 Kohli contemplates moving down the order in ODIs

Virat Kohli hinted that both KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan can play the 1st ODI against Australia.

In what could be a big step in his batting career, Indian skipper Virat Kohli stated that he was open to moving down the batting order if India needed the services of the opening trio of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul in the same match.

Speaking ahead of the pre-match press conference before the first ODI against Australia in Mumbai, Virat Kohli said -

“Look, a guy in form is always good for the team. You obviously want to have the best players available and then chose what the combination should be for the team. There might be a possibility that all three (Rohit, Shikhar, and Rahul) might play.”

In 182 innings at the number three spot in ODIs, Kohli has scored 9509 runs at an average of 63.39 with 36 hundred. Despite a stupendous record, Kohli is ready to sacrifice the spot for the sake of accommodating in-form players like KL Rahul. He said -

“It will be interesting to see what balance we want to take in on the field... Yeah, big possibility. I would be very happy to do so. Look I am not possessive about where I play. I am not insecure about where I bat.”

Full article: Virat Kohli discusses the possibility of including both Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul in starting eleven; hints at himself batting down the order