Parthiv Patel Feels That Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Are Best Team To Open in T20Is

Parthiv Patel Feels That Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Are Best Team To Open in T20Is: As we all know on thursday, january 11 three match series against Afghanistan is held at PCA stadium in Mohali. And, as India team shared the weather in Mohali is very cool as the match starts at 7pm, the temperature at that time is 13 degree celcius.

And as virat Kohli is not attending the first match against Afg series, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal is going to open the match. But Parthiv patel who is the Former India Wicket Keeping batter feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should open the T20I Afghanistan series.

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Because as Kohli has participated in all the formats he will be best to start the opening instead of playing in No.3.

Speaking to starsports, Parthiv patel has shared his opinion on Opening batters.

“I would want Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to open. I want Kohli to open, so that he can just go out and unleash himself. He’s taken a break, but we all know there’s no shortage of ability in his batting style.

“As an opener, you start the game at 0-0. Whereas at No.3, you have to play according to the situation. Kohli can play the way he wants and can still play at a strike rate of 170, and if two wickets have fallen early, he can also play at 130.”

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Also he further added that,

“You want Kohli to play as freely as he can. There’s no pressure on him and he doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone. He’s already scored 70 hundreds and has scored plenty of runs.

“All his runs and his big knocks have come as an opener in the IPL in 2016, 2017 and 2018. That’s the position that he likes and he likes to go out there an play an attacking brand of cricket.”