Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag on Sunday backed ODI vice-captain Rohit Sharma’s inclusion in team India’s playing XI against Australia for the four-match Test series starting 6th December.
“Definitely Rohit should be part of the playing XI. A player who has scored 3 double hundreds in ODIs shouldn’t be sitting out of Tests. I have been repeating this for a long time now,” Virender Sehwag told India TV.
Virender Sehwag, who was at his belligerent best in Australia during the 2003 and 2008 tours, however, believes teenage prodigy Prithvi Shaw should open Indian innings along with KL Rahul.
“Prithvi and Rahul should open. Because the trend Down Under is that whoever is an attacking batsman makes a lot of runs and wins matches for the team,” Sehwag said.
Team India lost two back to back to Test series in South Africa and England respectively earlier this year. India’s tour to Australia will be the perfect opportunity for skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri to prove their doubters wrong.
With the absence of former skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner, many believe that this is the best opportunity for India to win a series against Australia in Australia.