India vs Australia: 3 mistakes which cost India the fourth ODI

#2 Too much shuffle in the batting order

Vijay Shankar played well in this ODI series against Australia

India is experimenting ahead of the World Cup, which is the good sign. Today they batted Rahul at number three, hence Virat Kohli had to come in at number four.

Vijay Shankar, who looked good in the second ODI, was again pushed down the order. He was also left with very few overs to bat. These are the signs that India is still not settled in the middle order.

The team management could have tried their best XI for today and the next game. Instead of making so many changes in the middle order, they could have given a few more chances to Vijay Shankar at number four.

Another alternative could have been playing Rahul as an opener by resting Rohit Sharma maybe. This could have given a solid balance to India in today's game.