Rohit said in his statement, ‘No player is selected automatically. Not even mine. No one’s place in the team is confirmed. In such a situation, everyone will have to play well only then they will be able to get a place in the team.
Rohit said about Sharma batting at number-4, ‘Even when I was not the captain, I noticed this thing. Many players have come and gone for the number four spot. Either he got injured or he was not available for selection or someone lost his form.
Why will the tension of Virat, Surya and Jadeja increase?
Many meanings can be extracted from what Rohit Sharma said about his place in Team India. Suryakumar Yadav was tried for some time for batting at number four but Suryakumar’s performance in 50 overs cricket was very disappointing. While Ravindra Jadeja is considered a contender for this place but he could not impress.
In such a situation, before the World Cup 2023, once again difficult questions have arisen regarding the number-4 batting. Although looking at the performance of Shreyas Iyer, he has shown strong performance at this position but he is out of the team due to injury.
Some similar problem can also come up with Virat Kohli. In Team India, Shubman Gill has consistently impressed with his batting. Although he made his debut as an opener batsman, he decided to bat at number three on the West Indies tour. In such a situation, if Shubman plays well at this position, then there can be a problem for Virat Kohli as well.
Shreyas Iyer’s performance at number four
Batting at number four, Shreyas Iyer, who is preparing to return after injury, has scored 805 runs in 20 matches, including two centuries and five half-centuries. Rohit said on Iyer, ‘Shreyas Iyer was batting at number four for some time and he also performed well. His stats are really great. He has been out for a while due to injuries and to be honest, it has been happening for the last four-five years. Many of these players got injured and in such a situation the new player had to come down to bat at that place.