5 Opening combinations Team India can try in the 2021 T20 World Cup

3. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Well in their last T20I played by these two legends, both of them while opening had stitched a commendable 94-run partnership against England that ultimately had also allowed the middle-order to flourish in its natural way. While Rohit Sharma, as usual, had scored a solid 34-ball 64, even Virat Kohli with his usual gameplay had batted deep finishing with an unbeaten 80* from 52 balls.

However, while in reality there is very little chance of this duo indulging themselves at the top for the World T20, their actual dwelling as openers can certainly help team India to break away from its traditional conservative gameplay.

Especially with both Virat and Rohit playing the most balls at the top, India can cast peppy and explosive batters like Ishan Kishan at number three who then collectively with the entire middle-order can indulge themselves into playing some fire-powering cricket.

Specifically with players like Ishan Kishan who can whack from the go or even Shreyas Iyer who can take spinners for cleaners can place themselves much higher in the batting order to provide the acceleration in the middle passage of play.

And with both Rohit and Virat also being known to bat deep, even the lower middle order can directly come into the fore if it’s the second half or late end of the innings. Overall, the opening of the skipper and its deputy surely gives team India the benefit of casting a much explosive batting order rather than their traditional approach.